Prof. Apollo Nsibambi

The prime Minister of Uganda, Prof. Apollo Nsibambi has asked called for tough measures against non-governmental organizations that fail to account for government and donor funds.

Nsibambi was speaking on Monday during the 3^rd review meeting of the Peace Recovering and Development Programme taking place at Hotel Africana in Kampala.

The report presented by the official implementers of the PRDP project detailed that several NGOs who received funds to implement some programs of the project have not accounted for the funds.

Nsibambi said that the ministry of Internal Affairs should investigate and list all such NGOs that fail to account for government and donor funds, and ask them to show cause why they should not be deregistered.  He said all those who receive funds should show where and how they spend, including their targeted output so that development can be achieved in northern Uganda.

The Prime Minister also launched the 2^nd phase of the PRDP , which he said will benefit 55 districts of Uganda through different development programmes.

Northern Uganda is recovering from the insurgency that it suffered for over 25 years and the government of Uganda is working with donors and civil society organizations under the Peace, recovery and Development plan to bring about resettlement and development in the area.

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The European Union has given Uganda a grant of over 85 billion shillings for the purpose of revamping agriculture in the Karamoja region of eastern Uganda and Northern Uganda.

The Permanent Secretary of the Office of the Prime Minister, Pius Bigirimana has told journalists at Parliament that the money from European Union will also be used to finance other livelihood programmes in the Karamoja sub- region.

Bigirimana says activities to be funded by this money in Karamoja and the Northern Uganda are part and Partial of the Northern Uganda Peace Recovery and Development Programme.

He says the money will be used to fund some of the activities require funding in the second year of the full implementation of the PRDP programme in Northern Uganda.

Bigirimana says the government has also received over 300 billion shillings from DFID for recovery interventions in Northern Uganda.

Northern Uganda is recovering from the insurgency that it suffered for over 25 years and the government of Uganda is working with donors and civil society organizations under the Peace, recovery and Development plan to bring about resettlement and development in the area.

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