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Pens that cost Uganda’s central bank Sh10,000 each

 

  • In 2016, the Central Bank of Uganda bout 350 pens which cost Sh10, 000 each!
  • MPs have asked the bank to produce the pens and purchase receipts

Ugandans are rich, but I guess you know that already. In case you didn’t, last week’s exposure of what hundreds of them spend to buy a pen is enough to convince you.

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