Ugandan Party Leaders at the IPOD summit 2018. (Photo courtesy of NIMD) Following a statement issued by the Netherland Institute for Multi-Party Democracy (NIMD) on the Interparty Organization for Dialogue (IPOD), the Dutch based Institute has suspended its support to the dialogue platform. This comes after NUP’s recent boycott in signing of the new 2022 […]

Photo courtesy of shutterstock.com On September 14, 2022, the High Court in Kampala ruled that the Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) has no power to order the freezing of bank accounts of organizations suspected to be involved in terrorism financing. This ruling followed a case filed at the High Court (Uganda Women’s Network and The Uganda […]

Some of the African Parliaments during their sessions. The African continent continues to suffer from a crisis of insufficient resources for development yet every year more money leaves the continent through backdoor than what comes in. Currently, Africa is estimated to be losing more than $50 billion annually through illicit financial flows (IFFs). This amount […]

On the 15th of September, Uganda joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the International Day of Democracy. This day is celebrated annually around the world to strengthen democracies and highlight its values and principles. This day ironically coincided with the celebration of President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni’s 78th birthday. […]

Some of the EMBs in Africa Electoral Management bodies (EMBs) in many African electoral jurisdictions, shoulder one or more roles namely; the role of political party registrar (PPR) or the role of political finance regulator (PFR) yet many of them are not awake to the essence of transparency. Too much money flows in election campaigns […]

Last week, the Committee on the National Economy revealed that Uganda’s public debt stock increased by 22 percent from $13.3 billion (UGX 50.9 trillion) in the 2019/2020 fiscal year to $18.164 billion (UGX 69.5 trillion) by end of the 2020/2021 fiscal year. According to Hon. Robert Migadde, the vice chairperson of the committee, the total […]

Stealthily, government of Uganda has paid off its first $65 million tranche of reparation costs to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ensuing a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in February this year. The Hague-based court slammed Uganda with $325 million in reparations to be paid in 5 annual installments for damages, […]

(Photo Courtesy of EEAS European Union) On October 7, 2022, Lesotho will hold National Assembly elections after King Letsie III dissolved Parliament, in line with procedures to prepare for new polls. The final results of the election will be announced the following day. Under Lesotho’s electoral legal framework, it is the lawmakers in the National […]

Zimbabwe’s current President, Emmerson Mnangagwa (Photo courtesy of Blackpast) The nomination fees for candidates have been increased by almost twentyfold, to US$20,000 for Presidential candidates and US$1,000 for constituency members of the National Assembly, while the nomination fee for party lists has been doubled to US$200 per list. Zimbabwe will go to polls in the […]