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Government has collected over Shs500M in DNA testing revenue in a space of only 3 months, as several citizens sought to establish the paternity of their kids at the height of national debate around \u201cpaternity fraud\u201d in the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was revealed by the Director of the Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratory (DGAL) Mr. Kepher Kuchana while appearing before Parliament\u2019s Defence & Internal Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kepher said that the requests for the number of DNA tests usually increase towards school fees time as men view it a cheaper option, than paying school fees thus urging the committee to put under consideration the Forensic Evidence Bill 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Director of the Directorate of Government Analytical Laboratory added that a father and a child without a mother or dead, the DNA forensic test cost Shs250,000 each, making it Shs500,000 both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe had a spike for the request for DNAs that is what contributed to half a billion in a space of only 3 months because there was a spike, when everybody was running, and now, this is December and in January, it is school fees, of course people are coming in for requests, it looks cheaper in a way,\u201d said Kepher Kuchana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Uganda many people use various DNA tests, including paternity and prenatal testing, maternity, grandparent, and sibling tests, to establish the biological relationship between two or more individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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