Daily Monitor
Thursday February 04 2021
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Uncertainty yesterday loomed large over the future of civil society organisations in the country after President Museveni ordered that operations of Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), their principal funder, be “immediately suspended”.
President Museveni ordered the Inspector General of Government (IGG), police and State House Anti-Corruption Unit to investigate how the Ministry of Finance authorised the DGF to operate in Uganda and allegedly bankroll NGOs and government agencies to undermine him.
The DGF is financed by governments of Denmark, Ireland, Austria, UK, Sweden, Norway and the European Union, with an aim of ensuring equitable growth, poverty eradication, rule of law and long term stability in Uganda.
January 21, 2021 Written by PAUL MUKIIBI
An effective justice system is essential for the administration of justice as it promotes access to justice even to the marginalized section of society.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on March 11, 2020 declared the Covid-19 as a pandemic, hence, a public health emergency. Following the WHO’s declaration, President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni on March 18, 2020 imposed a lockdown on places of worship (churches and mosques), schools, tertiary institutions and universities.
It was later extended to public and private transport, non-essential businesses and the movement of non-essential personnel shortly. The lockdown was later lifted in phases but the entertainment places and institution of learning rem