MISTRUST GROWS BETWEEN NGOS AND UGANDA GOVERNMENT

There is a persistent lack of trust between Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and regulators, according to the Defenders Protection Initiative, a local thinktank. It attributed the state of affairs to lack of clear coordination and communication between the two parties. “There should be coordination between non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and regulators, as a way of boosting civic

RWANDA PROHIBITS NGOS TO COOPERATE WITH BELGIUM

No funding is now permitted to Enter Rwanda from Belgian government, its institutions, affiliated agencies or programs. According to a recent statement issued by the Rwandan government, all international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and agencies operating in the country should suspend corporation with the Belgian Government and its affiliated entities. “Effective immediately, all collaboration,

CIVIC SPACE HAS NARROWED, SAYS DR SSEWANYANA

Experts have expressed their worry that civic space in Uganda has continued to narrow, due to negative legal frameworks and political intervention. Civic space refers to the environment that allows individuals and groups to participate freely in political, social and cultural life, enabling them to organize, speak out, assemble and influence their societies without fear.