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Yes, an MP who is also appointed as a Minister does receive pay linked to both roles, but it is not a simple case of earning two separate full salaries.
As an MP, the person receives the standard parliamentary salary and allowances for representing their constituency. As a Minister, they also receive a ministerial salary package for taking on executive responsibilities in government.
However, these payments are not treated as two unrelated salaries that are freely added together. They are structured and regulated under our Ugandan government remuneration systems, meaning the final compensation is adjusted and consolidated to avoid duplication of similar benefits.
Here is a clearer way to show it with illustrative numbers so it makes sense sebbo:
Let us say in our Uganda:
• MP package is: UGX 25M per month
• Ministerial package is: UGX 40M per month
Now, people often assume that a person that is both MP and Minister will earn like this:
25M + 40M = 65M (two full salaries added)
But in reality, government applies structured consolidation, meaning some benefits overlap (transport, responsibility allowances, security, housing, etc.) and are not duplicated.
So, instead of full addition, it is adjusted like this:
• Base MP pay: UGX 25M
• Ministerial “top-up/upgrade allowance”: UGX 17M (not the full 40M added again)
Final combined package for a person that is both MP and Minister:
UGX 42M per month (not the UGX 65M)
Simple interpretation sebbo is that:
• MP pay remains the foundation
• Ministerial role adds an uplift, not a full second salary
Overlapping benefits are merged to avoid duplication.
So the person is compensated for both roles, but the system ensures it becomes one consolidated leadership package rather than two full independent salaries stacked together.
So in simple terms: yes, they are compensated for both positions, but it is done within one controlled public pay framework rather than a “double salary” system in the informal sense. I hope this helps sebbo.
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