03/07/2026
WHERE IS UGANDA’S TAX MONEY GOING? A CONCERNED UGANDAN SPEAKS OUT
Since 2015 up to 2024, Uganda has collected over UGX 150 TRILLION in tax revenue.
Every year the numbers rise:
2015: UGX 9.8 Trillion
2016: UGX 11.0 Trillion
2017: UGX 12.7 Trillion
2018: UGX 14.5 Trillion
2019: UGX 16.6 Trillion
2020: UGX 17.6 Trillion
2021: UGX 19.0 Trillion
2022: UGX 21.7 Trillion
2023: UGX 23.7 Trillion
2024: UGX 25.7 Trillion
Total: Over UGX 150 Trillion collected from Ugandans.
But the big question remains:
What do Ugandans benefit from this money?
Because when you look around the country:
Roads are still broken and dusty.
Hospitals have no medicine.
Schools lack books, desks, and teachers.
Villages remain poor and forgotten.
Youth unemployment is rising.
Public services are collapsing.
Ugandans pay taxes every day — on fuel, food, airtime, mobile money, transport, business, and salaries.
Yet many citizens see no improvement in their daily lives.
This is not politics.
This is accountability.
As concerned Ugandans, we have the right to ask:
Where is the tax money going?
Why are basic services still suffering?
Why is development not reaching the people?
Why do Ugandans pay more but receive less?
Uganda’s wealth must benefit Ugandans, not a few individuals.
Uganda