civil society organisations

Health experts want government to harmonise coverage of patients

Health experts want government to harmonise coverage of patients

Health experts together with members of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) representing patients in Africa have called for the harmonization of patients centered health coverage on the continent to help facilitate better and high quality health service delivery for quality life among Africans. Officiating at the regional conference last Friday, the WHO Country Advisor on Tropical […]

CSOs call for transparency in taxation

CSOs call for transparency in taxation

Civil Society Organizations have asked Uganda Revenue Authority to exercise total transparency and equity when taxing them. Speaking at a dialogue between URA and Civil Society, the executive director Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda Cissy Kagaba said URA is being used to restrain organizations that are critical of government. She said that some of the taxes levied on these […]

CSOs demand disbandment of Electoral Commission

CSOs demand disbandment of Electoral Commission

Civil Society Organizations have renewed their call for disbanding of the entire Electoral Commission over credibility of the 2016 elections.  Speaking to the press about the post elections at NGO offices at Kabalagala, the Executive Director NGO forum Richard Ssewakiryanga says the irregularities that marred this year’s election justify the incredibility of the electoral commission […]

Uganda government gives Tullow oil production Licence

The government of Uganda has awarded  to Tullow Oil Company an oil production license for 400 million barrel kingfisher oil well found in western Uganda worth 1.5 billion US dollars.   The long waited move will see a resumption of production activities in the Abertine Graben that had halted due to the expiry of Heritage […]