URA Tower, the headquarters of URA in Nakawa, KampalaUganda Revenue Authority (URA) spent UGX6.4Bn on repairing 61 vehicles, with each car costing an average of UGX77Million, while the highest cost spent on vehicle repair was UGX106Million.The revelation was made by Medard Sseggona (Busiro East) while presenting the report by the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) on the report of the Auditor General on Uganda Revenue Authority – Corporate Services for December 2024, during the 11th September 2025, plenary sitting.“The Auditor General reviewed the Financial Statements of URA and established that a total of UGX6.4Bn was spent on the repair of Motor Vehicles for the financial year ended 2023/24. The Audit General reviewed 61 vehicles with the highest repair expenditure and noted that, for the lost three financial years 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24), on average of UGX.77Mn was spent on repairs for each of the selected 61 vehicles,” Sseggona said.He added: “The highest expenditure for repairs on an individual vehicle in a year was UGX106Mn. The high expenditure on repairs for motor vehicles is an indicator of an old uneconomical fleet.”While interfacing with the Committee, URA Management explained that vehicles had served an average 8-12 years and undergone major repairs and out of the 6l selected vehicles, 12 vehicles had engine overhauls, 21 were deployed in upcountry regions and 16 were in enforcement operations.URA further informed Parliament that resources to acquire new vehicles were availed for the FY2024/25 to the tune of UGX6.7Bn and that the procurement process to acquire additional 25 Vehicles was initiated and currently is on contracting stage, awaiting approval by the Solicitor General, and the delivery of 25 vehicles was expected in December 2025, while the process of disposal of 38 old motor vehicles is in its final stages.However, the Committee raised concerns over the delays of the delivery of the vehicles, citing the case in FY2021/22 where URA procured 132 vehicles to replace the ageing fleet but these took long to be delivered, with Sseggona noting that the period taken by the supplier to deliver the vehicles is unnecessarily too long and this impacts on service delivery since mobility is affected.Parliament adopted the Committee recommendations calling on the Commissioner General to ensure expedite procurement and delivery of the new vehicles, as well as expedite the disposal and replacement of the ageing fleet of vehicles in order to mitigate the cost of vehicle maintenance as this will generate additional revenue and also ease movement of staff in the execution of the entity’s mandate.The post URA Spent UGX6.4bn On Repairing 61 Vehicles In Three Years-Report appeared first on Business Focus.