At least shs2 billion has been spent in total for the purchase of iPads to facilitate the work of Members of Parliament.
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among yesterday told MPs that the gadgets had already been purchased by parliament and ready to be distributed to them as soon as possible.
According to the Director of Communications at Parliament, Chris Obore, the gadgets have already arrived and are being engraved and configured with the system at parliament before being distributed to legislators.
He confirmed Parliament had spent shs2 billion for the gadgets and this means each iPad cost shs3.5 million.
Obore insisted that the iPads remain property of parliament that legislators have to return at the end of the term.
The Director of Communications at Parliament said that only five MPs of the 10th parliament returned the gadgets, adding that the others paid between shs550,000 and shs700,000 each for them and retained as the money was taken to the government Consolidated Fund.
