Uganda: Bill to Restrict Foreign Party Aid

Posted to the web 28 August 2008 Yasiin Mugerwa The government is pushing for a secret plan to ban political parties from soliciting donor aid, MPs heard yesterday. The controversy over external funding dominated the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee meeting with Democratic Party (DP) officials led by party president John Ssebaana Kizito strongly objecting to the intended move. "Soliciting donor aid... [read full story]