By Axel Van Trotsenburg Poor countries have to prepare to adjust as traditional donor countries face fiscal hardships at home The World Bank’s fund for the poorest, IDA, was created more than 50 years ago to meet an urgent need—to make sure the world’s most vulnerable have a real chance …
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By Joan Akello Government has failed to release 6.5 billion shillings for the recruitment of 6,172 health workers. This is attributed to problems in budget cash flow caused by the suspension of donor aid. This was disclosed by the minister of state for Finance Fred Omach (general duties) while appearing …
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By Sarah Namulondo Although most funders have cut aid, the United States of America has assured Uganda that it will not cut off the Aid it has been extending to Uganda. “The U.S has decided to continue giving aid to Uganda despite the ongoing numerous investigations into the misuse of …
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By Julius Odeke With the continued amount of pressure from donors over the theft of over Shs20bn from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) World Bank is considering slashing aid to the Kampala government. “The World Bank Group is concerned about recent allegations of misuse of public funds in …
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By Sarah Namulondo The Ambassador of Denmark H.E. Dan E. Frederiksen has today announced Denmark’s decision to cutting all funds going to the office of the Prime Minister (OPM). On behalf of his Country, the Ambassador said that Denmark has zero tolerance towards corruption and the cutting of the funds …
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By Andrew M. Mwenda Doesn’t a country that lost a million people deserve to protect its people against the threat of another genocide? In a space of one week in July, the Netherlands, Germany, UK and USA announced they would cut their aid to Rwanda over its alleged involvement in …
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By Andrew M. Mwenda On Monday, I was invited to speak at an Africa-China conference under the theme ‘China’s partnership with Africa: improving aid architecture for policy effectiveness.’ By sustaining rapid economic growth over the last two decades, China has emerged as a major global economic power. The major driver …
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