African civil society organisations tell off international partners Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | Partnerships between global conservation organizations and their African-led counterparts might be critical to conservation efforts in Africa but they face challenges over power relations, transparency, and mismatched interests, according to a new report. Published on Aug.31 by …
Read More »Civil society up in arms over Kenya’s decision on EPAs
EAC remains the biggest market for Kenya’s value-added products such as Cement, Palm oil, Coated Flat-rolled Iron, Soap, Machinery Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Kenya’s decision to conclude negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union has sparked verbal fights with civil society organisations saying the deal …
Read More »‘We are being victimized for our work,’ says AFIEGO director
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Africa Institute for Energy Governance (AFIEGO) director, Dickens Kamugisha says they are being targeted for their work on land rights and environment. He says while the organization is operating within the law, some individuals in government are working hard to silence it from raising …
Read More »Why Museveni hates NGOs
Behind the attacks on NGO Forum, UWONET Kampala, Uganda | RONALD MUSOKE | The government on Dec.11 unexpectedly froze bank accounts and clamped down on the activities of two prominent local civil society organisations—the Uganda NGO Forum and the Uganda Women’s Network (UWONET). A day earlier, Sydney Asubo, the …
Read More »CCEDU demands electoral reforms in letter to President
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organisation – Citizens Coalition for Electoral Democracy (CCEDU) has written an open letter to president in which they list what should be in place as the 2021 General Election season sets in. The letter that highlights three key challenges that have afflicted Uganda’s …
Read More »CSOs pressure pays off as Finance directs local govt on quarterly releases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The efforts of civil society have finally paid off, prompting Uganda’s ministry of finance to direct Local Government accounting officers to call for quarterly releases at the district level to ensure accountability and value for money. “They have no reason as to why they …
Read More »Civil society activists to camp at police over office break-in
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Human Rights Awareness and Promotion forum (HRAPF), A Civil Society Organization that provides legal support and representation to marginalized people has threatened to shift its operations to the Old Kampala Police station citing security concerns. The executive director Adrian Jjuuko said that effective Monday …
Read More »Civil Society sue Ugandan government for law that threatens farmers livelihoods
A consortium of civil society organisations filed a case in the Constitutional Court in Kampala on July 30 against the government to declare the Plant Variety Protection Act, 2014 null and void. The law was passed by Parliament on Dec. 20, 2013 and was assented to by President Yoweri Museveni …
Read More »Health worker export to Trinidad & Tobago: Civil Society appeal to UN
Twenty–one Ugandan civil society organisations have appealed to the UN over the government’s export of health workers to the Caribbean state of Trinidad and Tobago. Uganda and Trinidad and Tobago entered a bilateral agreement last year to export over 250 Ugandan health workers, including highly specialized personnel to “further accelerate …
Read More »Civil society unhappy with President Museveni’s World AIDS Day remarks
By Agnes E. Nantaba Civil Society activists against HIV/AIDS have demanded an apology from President Yoweri Museveni over some of the remarks he made during the commemoration of World AIDS Day in Fort Portal on Dec.1. Museveni is reported to have said, “Having HIV/AIDS is a shame and disgrace to …
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