Category: Government of Uganda
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Karamoja iron sheets scandal, we may miss the big corruption picture
I fear that even though it seems as if we are all over it, the manner in which we are talking about it and intervening on it, may result in those who should be held accountable getting away with the Karamoja iron sheets bonanza; and moreover with their loot as well. Let us remember another…
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Scorecard the best measure of performance of Members of Parliament?
The universally accepted objective means of verification for evaluating theperformance of members of parliament (MPs), in all their roles – representation,oversight, appropriation and legislation, is the quality of their participationin plenary debate. It is during plenary debates that legislation and otherdecisions of parliament are passed, and documented in the Hansard. Another performance measure are the…
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Uganda’s ‘modernisation’ theory is the more problematic than EACOP
In a October 2015 Ministry of Water and Environment report titled: “Uganda’s intended nationally determined contribution”, which I read in 2017, I learnt: “Uganda has contributed least to the potentially catastrophic build up of the human-derived greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere and yet the country is most vulnerable to global warming and climate change…
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Farmers not saving seeds for next planting season, MP laments
This morning on the news on Super FM, I heard a member of parliament (MP) lamenting that Ugandan farmers are no longer saving seeds from the harvest for the next planting season. The MP said something to the effect that it is because these days farmers sell off everything while it is still in-field and…
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EU Parliament on EACOP and Museveni’s reign
It is fascinating how the popular discourse on Uganda that followed the European Union Parliament’s decision on the East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) focused on human rights issues under President Museveni’s reign. Yes, environment issues were among the basis for the decision, but the popular discourse in Uganda focused on human rights issues. To…
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