Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Women Parliamentary Association-UWOPA and Uganda Women Network-UWONET have reached a consensus to drop a controversial clause in the Marriage and Divorce Bill providing for cohabitation. The move follows nationwide consultations on the matter, according to the female legislators and women activists. Laureen Karayi …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The proposed introduction of new taxes on mobile money transactions and social media has met stiff rejection from civil society activists. Government has proposed to introduce a 10 percent final withholding tax on commissions by telecommunication companies to mobile money and airtime agents and Shillings …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | A number of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have demanded a report from the Attorney General on implementation of the recommendations of the Supreme Court in the 2016 presidential election petition. The Supreme Court on March 31, 2016 dismissed a petition by former prime minister Amama …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Parliamentary Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction and Mitigation has challenged government to increase the budgetary allocation towards disaster response and management programs as a way of protecting Ugandans against floods. Addressing a press conference at Parliament Monday 26, March 2018, organized by Civil Society …
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CSBAG: Budget indiscipline killing Uganda’s economy Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil society Budget advocacy Group (CSBAG) has asked parliament to reject “unnecessary supplementary budget” requests by government extended to The House for approval. In a statement released on March 2, CSBAG said it wants the Public …
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By Joan Akello Following the expiry of the first five year phased National Trade Sector Development plan last year, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives (MTIC) is developing a new one. The ministry has hired consultants to engage different stakeholders to input into the next five year NTSDP- 2015/16-2020/21. …
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By Flavia Nassaka Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have criticized the move by government through the ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Health to export highly qualified health workers including psychiatrists, ophthalmologists and neurologists to a Caribbean country, Trinidad and Tobago. While speaking to journalists on Feb.05, Denis Odue, a …
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By Joan Akello Civil society organizations (CSOs) in Uganda have organized a peaceful protest to the offices of Head of European Union Delegation to stop Least Developed Countries (LDCs) such as Uganda to uphold the Trade Related aspects of Intellectual property (TRIPS). The activists said they will thereafter proceed to …
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By Joan Akello Civil society has petitioned the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to include the interests of the region while signing agreements at parliament. The group led by Southern and East African Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) presented two petitions, East African Community –US Trade and Investment Partnership …
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By Aloysious Kasoma Democratic Party (DP) has today called upon Ugandans and political parties to join hands and fight corruption that has affected the country. “I call upon all Ugandans and political parties that corruption does not affect only Bishop Niringiye but the health and public service sectors are dead” said …
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