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.
NGO Forum Executive Director, Richard Sewakiryanga says the police raid undoubtedly had a setback on civil society operations in Uganda. He says while some of them have been cowed into silence, others are still determined to stand up for human rights and good governance.
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.
The funding, according to Netherlands Ambassador to Uganda, Henk Jan Bakker will support various civil society and government entities that have qualified for funding in the second phase of Democratic Governance Facility DGF.
David Pulkol has accused the Uganda People\'s Congress (UPC) President Dr. Olara Otunnu of trying to destroy his name in order to divert attention from his own leadership failures.
