Kassanda North MP Patrick Nsamba Oshabe expressed concern that the low-ranked officers and men of the army have not been considered for the enhancement, adding that the selective increment puts the country in a very difficult situation.
The approval followed a request by Henry Musasizi, the Minister of State for Finance –General Duties. The supplementary budget is for this financial year 2021/2022 which is scheduled to end on June 30.
In his statement, Ssemujju said that the DRC government had briefed the country’s Parliament and gone ahead to obtain parliamentary clearance for the ongoing fighting in its provinces of Ituri and North Kivu.
