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Ugandan MPs bumper payout raises eyebrows

Ugandan members of parliament have been awarded a one-off payment of four times their monthly pay to supplement their travel expenses, a move critics say is aimed at shoring up support before 2016 elections.

Parliament’s deputy spokesman, Moses Bwalatum, told Reuters yesterday that MPs were given the cash last week to help cover travel costs as fuel prices rise.

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