Uganda People’s defense forces officers have been cautioned against violation of human through acts like torture and illegal detentions.
According Deputy 2nd Division Commander Col. Anthony Lukwago, such acts which are executed by particular individuals taint the name of the institution and make the public lose trust in the force that has labored to establish a good relationship with the people they serve.
The Southern and Eastern Africa Trade Information and Negotiations Institute (SEATINI) says harmful tax exemptions cost the tax payer over 1.4 trillion shillings during the 2017/18 financial year.
The fishermen have repeatedly accused the soldiers of torture, brutality, extortion and burning their settlement, claims the army has repeatedly denied.
A civil society group was required to have been registered by the NGO Bureau for it to be eligible for funding under the second phase of the funding running for five years from 2018.
In a statement issued from the European Union Office in Kampala, DGF denies influencing the decisions of the EC as purported by the commission at a press briefing on Wednesday, suggesting that the DGF had connived with Sytel the original contractor and unnamed political actors, to hack into the transmission system to tamper with the election results are false, baseless and entirely an EC decision.
Sam Rwakoojo, the Electoral Commission confirmed to URN that withdrawal of the Democratic Governance Facility from the deal, saying they are now looking up to government.
The Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) is pleased to call upon interested individuals and entities (non-governmental and civil society organizations, research organizations/think tanks, media groups, production houses and others) to express their interest in preparing, organising, convening and broadcasting a substantive public issue-based debate series, with special regard for governance, human rights and accountability issues.
The audit found that out of the 98 million shillings disbursed to the party, there was no accountability for 12 million shillings meant for elections within Buganda region.
