Friday 13 March 2015

Minister Nantaba’s salary slashed to sh18, 000

Starting this month, lands state minister Idah Nantaba will be taking home sh18, 000 after the Parliament Commission  deducted sh7m off her monthly salary to clear a sh23.7m debt.

The money in question arose from court costs awarded to a one Abby Kasolo Kiberu, who sued the minister for giving away his 38.09-acre piece of land in Wasozi Kitende Village in Wakiso district to another family.

 In an interview with Bukedde on Wednesday, Nantaba said she had been informed by the Parliamentary Commission that the deductions will start this month.

"It is unfair," she stated. "They are going to chop my salary, the salary of an individual, yet whatever I used to do was government work."

 She said earns sh18.7m in salary and allowances every month, of which sh8.78m goes into servicing a loan she got from the Housing Finance Bank.

Like other NRM MPs, Nantaba contributes sh241, 200 to her party every month. She also contributes sh2.66m to the Parliamentary savings and credit cooperative. "It means that they are going to be deducting a total of sh18.68m. I will remain with sh18,000 only. I am bitter," she lamented.

Last Month, court order Parliament to attach Nantaba's salary to clear the sh23.7m debt.
   

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