Tag Archives: CSOs

Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Sophie Nampewo, a budget policy specialist at Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group is urging government to invest more resources in interventions geared towards curbing Gender Based Violence. Nampewo was speaking at a strategic meeting with policy makers to influence GBV financing in FY2021/22 budget in …

Low absorption of loans has led to an increase in the cost of loans hence leading to low returns on public investments Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Increasing finance towards the social sectors will improve the livelihoods and incomes of most households as envisaged in the National Development Plan …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society Organizations-CSOs and representatives from the private sector demand that the government review the stimulus package instituted during the Covid-19 pandemic. From April 2020, the government put in place several packages with an objective of supporting the different businesses that were hit hard by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government is forced to interfere in the operations of Civil Society Organisations-CSOs because their activities are suspicious. Speaking on Wednesday at the launch of a book titled, Civil Society in Uganda at Hotel Africana, the Minister for Internal Affairs Jeje Odongo said that the level …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A group of over 40 Civil Society Organisations-CSOs have called upon the United States government to listen more to communities as they release their next funding to tackle HIV/AIDS in Uganda. The activists who also released a report dubbed, ‘the People’s Voice’ which documented experiences of …

CSOs call for ‘special drawing rights’ to deal with COVID-19 crises Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | Economic experts are calling for the implementation of all kinds of measures geared towards bringing back to life the world economy that has been severely hit by COVID-19 pandemic since last year when …

UPDF has taken up a partisan role and is using its resources to attack NRM regime opponents in direct disregard of the constitution Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have accused the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) of turning themselves into a military wing of the country’s …

Kadaga says women who try vying for direct seats are threatened by men who belittle their cause Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil society organisations are concerned about the dwindling number of women elected on direct-elected members seats both in the districts and in Parliament. In the recently concluded elections, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Different Civil Society Organisations-CSOs in greater Masaka region have said the death of Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli will hamper the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project processes especially the compensation for the people affected by the oil pipeline. Winfred Ngabiirwe, the Executive Director of …

Kenya last year banned dairy imports from Uganda citing complaints by Kenyan farmers over the influx of Ugandan milk which was being priced lower than the one produced in their home country Kampala, Uganda | Julius Businge | Traders and civil society organisations in Uganda are urging the government of Kenya …