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Britain suspends aid to Uganda

By Andrew M. Mwenda
April 18, 2004

Protests increased military spending

KAMPALA - The British government has suspended aid to Uganda, protesting the ‘unexplained’ and sudden increase in military spending.

Highly placed sources told Sunday Monitor that the British government has withheld UK £10m (approximately Shs 36 billion).

The sources told Sunday Monitor that Britain had given government till end of March to explain the increased military spending.

The British have been financing Uganda’s Defence Review programme through the Department for International Development (DFID).

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