GOVERNMENT WANTS SHS 2.5 BILLION FOR TALKS ON CONGO PLUNDER

GOVERNMENT WANTS SHS 2.5 BILLION FOR TALKS ON CONGO PLUNDER

When will Ugandans stop paying for NRM Government’s sins? It gets disgusting!
William Kituuka Kiwanuka

By Yasiin Mugerwa

Kampala
The government wants Shs2.5 billion to facilitate lawyers and other technocrats ahead of a meeting with Congolese officials—whose country accuses Uganda of war crimes and plunder of its resources. The money, being sourced as an emergency under a supplementary budget request to Parliament by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be for a meeting slated for later this month. DR Congo accuses Uganda of war crimes and plundering its resources when the latter, together with a bevy of countries, invaded it between 1998 and 2003.
In 1999, Congo took Uganda to the World Court—seeking reparations of between $6b and $10b—which the court said was a fair claim. The UN court sitting at The Hague, however, gave the countries an option of settling the matter between themselves. The upcoming meeting is part of this negotiation—that according to the foreign affairs permanent secretary, Amb. James Mugume—is a follow-up on the Ngurdoto Agreement signed between Presidents Museveni and Joseph Kabila in 2007.
The agreement aimed at resolving this stand-off. But MPs have questioned this fresh Shs2.5b request after it emerged that Uganda contracted and paid in full foreign lawyers, Prof. Ian Brownlie from UK and Folley, Hoag and Eliot (Paul S. Reicher) from the US to defend it at The Hague.
Lawyers paid
Prof. Brownlie, a British practicing barrister, specialising in international law passed away last year on January 3. Daily Monitor investigations have revealed that lawyers were paid Shs2 billion and a “detailed defence” on the case was completed in March 2004.
According to sources, Bank of Uganda advanced Shs1.2b to government for partial payment on the case and a balance of about Shs721m was paid later after the lawyers threatened to sue for breach of contract. Opposition MPs led by shadow Finance Minister Oduman Okello (Bukedea) have threatened to block the new request, arguing that the foreign affairs ministry has no mandate to handle legal matters.
The MPs also say individuals implicated in DRC “plunder” should foot the bill and not taxpayers. MPs, however, did not name the individuals in government.
“Those who want the money should take the bill to the culprits and not taxpayers,” Mr Okello said, adding: “If some people in government looted gold and timber in DRC, then, this cannot be a responsibility of the taxpayer. In any case, the lawyers were even paid, let them use technical brief to defend the case.” But Mr Mugume said the money was “needed urgently to enable the Ugandan team prepare a new response on the case” ahead of the sitting of the Joint Permanent Commission to discuss the way forward on the case.
No pay
On whether Uganda is willing to pay the DRC, Mr Mugume said: “There is nothing like $10 billion for DRC. We don’t know about that amount. The ICJ has never pronounced itself on that figure. The court only asked us to negotiate with DRC and this is what we are going to discuss.”
Mr Mugume also said the government formed a joint team together with lawyers in Washington, adding that in handling the case, his ministry signed a memorandum of understanding with the Justice ministry.
While authorities in Kampala are questioning the mathematics of $10 billion, Kinshasa insists Uganda should pay for committing “violations of international humanitarian law and massive human rights violations” in its territory.
If the two countries fail to agree, DRC is likely to go back to The Hague—in a last ditch effort to force Uganda to pay, a move that might plunge Ugandans into debt—considering that its annual expenditure is less than half of the $10 billion Congo wants.

ON ASKING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SPECIFICS IN MONETARY TERMS HOW MUCH THEY PROJECT TO SPEND FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMMES, CHARLES MPAGI GETS IT WRONG

ON ASKING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SPECIFICS IN MONETARY TERMS HOW MUCH THEY PROJECT TO SPEND FOR VARIOUS PROGRAMMES, CHARLES MPAGI GETS IT WRONG

Charles Mpagi in programme from 7.00 – 8.00pm; Monday to Friday on KFM Radio, he is fond of asking Presidential Candidates specifics in money terms how much they hope to spend on programmes as reflected in their Manifestos. However, Charles gets wrong. The NRM Government has been in office for 25 years now, and a lot of information is not readily available in the public domain, it requires an elected Government to first get to office to establish the facts, which may be a few months. For instance, it is believed that some people are paid through channels that may have to be streamlined, and source of such money has to be established and reversed to the right channel. It is not clear whether all would be tax payers actually pay tax as required by law. These among others are a few of the areas where tax payers’ money is spent, and it requires an elected Government to get all this information/facts first before making actual allocations in the budget, this however does not water down what the priorities should be, but has the effect of affecting the actual amounts that may be available in the budget. Cases in point among others include the debt obligations the country has which monies have either to be repaid as per the schedule or negotiations made to reschedule; we have instances where some Chief Executives of organizations get up to shs 30 m a month, which salaries may need down review hence saving; cases like where Government has to pay for Uganda’s role in plundering DR Congo resources, which is yet to be settled, and the number of such cases has to be established, for instance it is not clear whether we still have outstanding obligations to Tanzania regarding the role in 1979 liberation war; there may be new donor commitments negotiated that may double or triple resources to the country against the background that many donors have cut aid to the country due to various penalties to check NRM excesses on corruption, governance issues to mention but a few.

A SPECIFIC CASE
The government wants Shs2.5 billion to facilitate lawyers and other technocrats ahead of a meeting with Congolese officials—whose country accuses Uganda of war crimes and plunder of its resources. The money, being sourced as an emergency under a supplementary budget request to Parliament by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will be for a meeting slated for later this month. DR Congo accuses Uganda of war crimes and plundering its resources when the latter, together with a bevy of countries, invaded it between 1998 and 2003.
In 1999, Congo took Uganda to the World Court—seeking reparations of between $6b and $10b—which the court said was a fair claim. The UN court sitting at The Hague, however, gave the countries an option of settling the matter between themselves. The upcoming meeting is part of this negotiation—that according to the foreign affairs permanent secretary, Amb. James Mugume—is a follow-up on the Ngurdoto Agreement signed between Presidents Museveni and Joseph Kabila in 2007.

GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO THE UGANDA HUMAN RIGHT S COMMISSION IS WANTING

GOVERNMENT FUNDING TO THE UGANDA HUMAN RIGHT S COMMISSION IS WANTING

THE PROBLEM OF GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA GUARANTEED LOANS

THE PROBLEM OF GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA GUARANTEED LOANS
President Museveni's Governance has been very successful in misusing tax payer money.. Much of this is cited in bail outs, the other billions in the creation of a middle class name it. It is unfortunate that some people believe that President Museveni's Governance still has a positive role in our times. the truth is that if it were not the use of the military, his usefulness expired long ago. Continued governance is unfortunately a big big liability for the country if it is to continue on the world map.
William Kituuka Kiwanuka




GOVT TO WRITE OFF BASAJJABALABA LOANS
SOURCE: http://www.connectuganda.com/forum/broken-news/4040-tax-payers-money-what-a-shame
News | October 24, 2007
YASIIN MUGERWA & EMMANUEL GYEZAHO
PARLIAMENT
A PLANNED government write-off of about Shs 1.6 trillion in bad loans and bailouts to businessmen including Hassan Bassajjabalaba and Vellupilai Kananathan of the struggling Tri-Star has drawn protest from Parliament.
Parliament's Public Account's Committee has written to the Secretary to the Treasury protesting a planned move by the government to cancel loans to 'illegally' bail out ailing businesses such as that of hides and skins dealer, Mr Bassajjabalaba and textile manufacturers, Apparel Tri-Star and Phenix Logistics.
Officials in [Ministry of] Finance should get ashamed. We are talking about half of our national budget illegally given to individuals and now they want to write-off this money. This is taxpayers' money and must be recovered as a matter of urgency," Mr Nandala Mafabi, the PAC chairman told reporters at a press briefing yesterday.
MPs now want the government to recover the taxpayers' money by attaching the debtors' property. They have also demanded a full list of all government debtors, original agreements signed with borrowers, demand notes and the criteria used to select loan beneficiaries.
The protests were sparked off by revelations in the Auditor General's report for the year ending June 2006, which stated that loans to private enterprises which stand in excess of Shs1.2 trillion, have been "considered irrecoverable" and are "pending Parliamentary approval; to be written off as bad debt.
You may recall that loans which were given to farmers [peasants] under the Rural Development Scheme through Uganda Commercial Bank were collected," the PAC letter to Ministry of Finance reads in part. Mr Keith Muhakanizi, the deputy secretary to the Treasury said yesterday there are companies the government has bailed out in the recent past.
He named Tri-Star Apparel, Hassan Basajjabalaba, Mr Yuichi Kashiwada, the MD of Phenix Logistics Uganda Ltd and BM Technical Services Ltd, a firm in western Uganda.
Mr Muhakanizi is contesting the findings of the AG over the amount of moneythe government has lent out to individuals.
Daily Monitor witnessed the drafting of a letter to the AG by Mr Muhakanizi, demanding for a breakdown of the Shs1.6 trillion.
He said he could not recall "giving anybody a trillion in the recent past" apart from the four companies whose bailouts were "done many years ago."
But the AG's report said; "Government loans to private enterprises amounting to Shs221.6b were not recognized in government consolidated financial statements. I am not able to vouch the status of these loans. Shs1.25 trillion on-lent is still outstanding and is considered irrecoverable pending parliamentary approval to be written off as bad debts."
However, PAC Chairman, Mr Mafabi insists the principal figure to be written off stands at Shs 1.6 trillion. He said even the Shs 221.6 billion which is not reflected in the consolidated government financial statements is part of the bad loans.

The bailouts
In 2004 President Museveni directed Bank of Uganda to bail out Mr Basajjabalaba with Shs21 billion of taxpayers' money. Also, in 2005, Mr Museveni ordered a Shs13.4 billion tax waiver for Mr Bassajjabalaba. The defunct Tri-Star Apparels, created to export textiles to America, took up more than Shs 20billion of taxpayer's money in government loans.
To get the troubled company started, the government guaranteed Tri-Star a loan of $5 million (Shs 9.2 billion) with a $7.5m (sh13.8b) BoU guarantee and another $ 3.5million (Shs 6.2 billion) later obtained from dfcu Bank in 2003, with a $ 4million BoU guarantee.
In September, President Museveni directed that some $3 million of taxpayers' money (Shs5.7 billion) be given to Phenix Logistics to boost Uganda's exports to the Agoa market.

Ugandan Government Initiative to Subsidise Solar Power Equipment by 45% to be Implemented by Rural Microfinance Institutions (MFIs)
The Rural Electrification Agency (REA) of Uganda, a semi-autonomous public-private partnership created by the Ugandan Government, has announced a 45% subsidy, up from the current 14%, on all solar power equipment. The subsidy will be will be promoted through a network of rural microfinance institutions (MFIs), and non-government organisations (NGOs), who will be providing a cash payout to those who install the solar systems, or a loan or a loan-offset.
The new policy is part of the solar power component of the Energy for Rural Transformation (ERT) programme, a 10 year plan that aims at increasing electricity access to rural areas. The programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development and the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda (PSFU), an association of businesses, corporate bodies and major public sector agencies that support private sector growth, plus nine donor agencies. It is funded by the Rural Electrification Fund of Uganda, the World Bank (the international quasi-public bank), the United Nations Development Programme (the UN’s global development network), as well as MFIs.
Only 5% of Ugandan households have access to electricity, according to government figures and only 3% in rural areas, despite the formation of the REA in 2001. The target is to reach 10% by 2012.
So far solar power has made little headway in Uganda, as current devices are expensive, with the smallest solar lantern (5 watts) costing USD88-147 in a country where four out of 10 people live on less than a dollar a day.
Through the new scheme, private solar equipment suppliers will be encouraged to invest in rural areas, thereby meeting the ERT goal of achieving 80,000 new connections by 2010. In the past six years, the government has installed less than 10,000 solar systems.
Participating MFIs will receive credit lines from the REA, as well as direct subsidies for solar system customers (MFIs). There will also be grant advances for those wanting to enter the solar equipment market or to expand into it further. For customers there will be a one-stop application process for REA subsidies, public-private sector grants and credit from MFIs, using one consolidated application form.

VICE CHANCELLORS OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

VICE CHANCELLORS OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
PRINCIPALS AND VICE CHANCELLORS OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY
Source: The Mak Alumni – A Publication of Makerere University Development Office: Vol. II 2009

1. H. O. SAVILLE (1922 – 1923)

He was the 1st Principal of what was established as a Technical College. He was an Engineer in the Public Works Department in the Protectorate Government, from where he was seconded to help start the institution in 1922. Saville put in place a plan for the development of Makerere hill with a school, agricultural plots, playing fields, department offices and a timber plantation. He supervised the initial buildings, some of which were erected by students. By 1923, there was a need for both technical and higher education; so Saville left Makerere to take charge of technical education

2. DOUGLAS G. TOMBLINGS (1923 – 1938)

He served as an Administrative Officer in the Protectorate Government in many parts of the country before being seconded to Makerere in 1923. He was responsible for the organization of the first academic courses, established the Prefect system as a form of student government and laying great emphasis on Physical Education, among others. He left in 1938 after De La Warr Commission had recommended that Makerere advance to University College status as fast as possible.
In 1935, the Technical College became the Centre for Higher Education in East Africa.

3. GEORGE C. TURNER (1938 – 1946)

He was appointed in 1939 to begin the task of transforming Makerere into a University College. The 2nd World War prevented the rapid advance that had been planned. While his plans for academic advancement were delayed, his first concerns were buildings. The main administrative building and the two chapels were erected and plans for Science Laboratories were made during this time. There was also an increasing number of students from Kenya and the then Tanganyika. Turner resigned from being Principal in 1946 and thereafter left Uganda.

4. WILLIAM D. LAMONT (1947 – 1949)

He had been a Lecturer in Moral Philosophy, University of Glasgow and Professor of Philosophy, University of Cairo. With his arrival in 1947, the programme of staff expansion could be implemented and academic boards, faculties and departments properly constituted. During Lamont’s 2 years’ time at the helm, he guided the College in the negotiations to enter into special relations with the University of London. In 1949, the year Lamont left, Makerere was a University College.

5. Sir BERNARD DE BUNSEN (1950 – 1963)

He was a Professor of Education and later became acting Principal on Lamont’s departure. In 1950 he was appointed Principal until 1963 when he was named Vice Chancellor of the newly formed University of east Africa (UEA) a federation of the University College at Makerere, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam campuses, each under a Principal. Bunsen held the two positions simultaneously until Yusuf Kironde Lule was appointed Principal.

6. YUSUF KIRONDE LULE (1963 – 1970)

He was a Lecturer of education at Makerere and was the 1st Ugandan to become Principal. He served until 1970 when the different Colleges comprising UEA were made independent national Universities.
In 1970, Makerere university was designated as an Independent National University from the federation previously known as UEA.

7. FRANCIS KALEMERA KALIMUZO (1970 – 1971)

He was appointed as Vice Chancellor of the newly formed Makerere University by President Apollo Milton Obote. At the time, the President of Uganda doubled as Chancellor. In his brief occupancy of the office, Commerce, Forestry, Law and Technology disciplines were added to those on offer. Veterinary Medicine, which was being offered at Nairobi University, was introduced at Makerere while Music, Dance and Drama became diploma subjects. The main Library and Albert Cook Medical Library were extended in 1972. Kalimuzo was murdered during Idi Amin’s time as President.

8. ASAVIA WANDIRA (1972 – 1975) & (1979 – 1985)

He served his first tenure of Vice Chancellor from 1972 to 1975, after which he left Uganda. He served as Professor of Education at the University of Swaziland. On return to Uganda, he was named Minister of Education in 1979. Thereafter, Professor Wandira was appointed Vice Chancellor up to 1985.

9. J. S. W. LUTWAMA (1975 – 1977)

He was the 1st African to be named Head Department of Preventive Medicine in 1964. The following year, he was appointed Dean of the Medical School, a position he held until he was appointed Vice Chancellor 1975 – 1977.

10. WILLIAM SENTEZA – KAJUBI (1977 – 1979) & (1990 – 1993)

He served twice as Vice Chancellor; 1977 – 1979 and 1990 – 1993. the 1st period was difficult as it was marked by war and consequent instability when Tanzania led forces invaded Uganda to oust President Idi Amin. Several buildings were damaged and inflation was high hence salaries were eroded; academicians who were in exile were discouraged from returning. This hampered the growth of academic programmes and infrastructure. The second tenure of Senteza Kajubi was at a time when Makerere was recovering from the effects of civil strife and political instability and adapting to the structural adjustment programmes. The latter cut back Government support to the University; and revenue generating initiatives mainly self – sponsorship were introduced to help bridge the gap.

11. GEORGE B. KIRYA (1986 – 1990)

He was appointed to the Vice Chancellorship after Prof. Wandira’s second term ended. Prior to his appointment he lectured at the Department of Biochemistry at the Medical School; where he had been Professor and the Head of Department. Kirya served as Vice Chancellor from 1986 – 1990, and there after, was named Uganda’s High Commissioner in United Kingdom.

12. PANCRAS JOHN MUKASA SSEBUWUFU (1993 – 2004)

Ssebuwufu was successor to Prof. Senteza – Kajubi, who had completed his 2nd tenure in 1993. Prior to his appointment, Prof. Ssebuwufu had taught Chemistry at Makerere and had been Principal at the then Institute of Teacher’s Education Kyambogo. Ssebuwufu left in 2004 and a number of developments had been made. There was an increase in academic programmes and the student population from 5,000 to 14,000. Various infrastructure for academic and administrative purposes were put up as well as several income generating initiatives.

13. LIVINGSTONE SSERWADA LUBOOBI (2004 – 2009)

Luboobi took office of Vice Chancellor in 2004; this was effected under the “Universities and Other Tertiary Institutions’ Act,” which revolutionized the governance of the University. The Vice Chancellor was to serve a 5 year term (renewable once). The law phased out appointment by the President of a Vice Chancellor; and the President ceased to be a Chancellor. Prior to being elected and thereafter appointed Vice Chancellor, Luboobi lectured Mathematics and had bee Dean Faculty of Science. During his term as Vice Chancellor, there were collaborations reached with International Universities and organizations in various areas and mechanisms established to mobilize resources to supplement funding including investment and reaching out to alumni.

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NRM MANIFESTO 2006

NRM MANIFESTO 2006
PROSPERITY FOR ALL
“PROSPERITY, TRANSFORMATION & PEACE”
VISION
The Vision of NRM is a peaceful, united, democratic, harmonious, industrialized, transformed and prosperous Uganda, within a strong, federated east Africa, the African Common Market and with an African Defence Pact.

MISSION
The Mission of NRM is to transform Uganda from a poor peasant society into a modern, industrial, united and prosperous skilled working and middle class society.

Aims and Objectives of the NRM
1) Mobilize the people of Uganda to support and work for the attainment of the vision of NRM;
2) Consolidate democracy and constitutional governance in Uganda;
3) Consolidate peace, security, protection of persons and property, and eliminate all forms of terrorism;
4) Consolidate national unity and patriotism;
5) Devolve power from the Central Government to the regions as another tier of governance provided this does not compromise the wider goal of economic and political integration of East Africa;
6) Defend national sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of Uganda;
7) Strengthen the capacity to eradicate corruption;
8) Preserve and develop our culture;
9) Consolidate programmes which are responsive to gender and marginalized groups;
10) Build capacity for disaster management and resettlement of displaced people;
11) Develop and continuously maintain socio – economic infrastructure and amenities and ensure balanced regional development;
12) Implement a focused Human Resource Development policy and capacity building in the technical and public service sector;
13) Apply Science and technology in all aspects of development for the transformation of society;
14) Undertake exploitation of natural resources for the good of the people and to preserve, protect and manage the environment to ensure sustainable development;
15) Build an integrated, self – sustaining and independent national economy;
16) Implement a strategy of private sector led growth and export oriented production;
17) Generate employment, create wealth, widen the tax base, and develop infrastructure;
18) Implement a policy of socio- economic infrastructure development using internal long term borrowing in addition to external sources of funding;
19) Pursue economic and political integration of East Africa;
20) Pursue a policy of Pan – Africanism promotion of a common African Market and pursue the realization of African Union;
21) Foster regional and world peace, democracy and social justice;
22) Cooperate with other organizations in pursuing the purposes of these objectives and for the benefit of humanity;
23) Undertake any other activity for the attainment of the vision, mission and objectives of NRM.

The 2006 General Elections
NRM shall field candidates for all electoral offices during the 2006 General Elections. NRM requests for the vote of the people of Uganda in order to implement a programme that shall guarantee Prosperity for All. In addition to completing ongoing programmes, NRM shall implement the following:

CHAPTER ONE: GOOD GOVERNANCE
Democracy
1. Continue the process of democratization in all aspects of Ugandan society
2. Support women, youth, people with disabilities, workers and the elderly to participate in policy and decision making at all levels
3. Take all possible measures to create employment for all and ensure the protection and promotion of workers’ rights.

Defence and Security
4. Maintain peace throughout Uganda and work for the total annihilation of terrorist groups from the country
5. Implement the recommendations of the Defence Review Unit as articulated in the Defence White Paper
6. Resettle all people currently living in IDP camps.

Constitutionalism
7. Protect the Constitution, promote the culture of constitutionalism and the rule of law
8. Strengthen the institution of Parliament
9. Cooperate with civil society organizations in promoting the culture of constitutionalism and the rule of law.

Human Rights, Justice, Law and Order
10. Pursue programmes to protect and promote human rights and freedoms
11. promote independence of the judiciary
12. Improve the salaries of judicial officers
13. Recruit and train more police officers, equip them and direct resources towards the improved welfare, especially housing, of the police and prisons.

Fighting Corruption
14. Implementing a zero – tolerance policy on corruption.

Decentralization of Power
15. Deepen decentralization
16. Ensure that the regional tier achieves the desired objectives by making the necessary laws and committing adequate funds for the tier to operate.

Transition to Multi – Party Politics
17. Ensure an orderly and peaceful transition from the Movement System to Multi – party politics
18. Support the newly created Special Division in the Police Force to deal with political discipline, particularly the use of bad language, bribery, sectarianism, vote rigging, etc.

CHAPTER TWO: QUALITY OF LIFE
Transformation of Uganda through Education
19. Introduce legislation to compel all school – age going children to attend and keep in school until they complete Primary Leaving Certificate
20. Improve the quality of UPE
21. Introduce Universal Secondary Education (USE)
22. Grant – aid at least one secondary school in those Sub – counties not yet covered
23. Improve teachers’ salaries
24. Build more vocational schools and polytechnics
25. Equip one secondary school laboratory in every Sub – county
26. Expand University Education
27. Set up a Public University in Eastern Uganda
28. Establish e – learning centres

The Health Sector
29. Equip the Gulu Comprehensive School for Traumatized Children
30. Work towards the total eradication of Malaria
31. Introduce Social Health Insurance and Community Health insurance
32. Continue improving the salaries of health workers
33. Review the practice of “dualism” by the health workers
34. Complete the construction of Health Centre IVs, IIIs and IIs and equip them with the necessary health personnel and essential drugs
35. Reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS infection
36. Carry out a continuous improvement of Uganda’s Health Indices.


Water Sector
37. Increase access to clean, safe water to 72%, and sanitation to 60%
38. Provide piped water to all headquarters and major urban growth centres
39. Complete construction of all on – going piped water systems for different district headquarters and major towns
40. Expand the services of NWSC to cover all municipalities and major urban centres
41. Merge the Kampala – Entebbe water mains to cover the fast growing hinterland of the two urban centres
42. Implement a bulk water supply strategy of pumping water from large water sources
43. Construct Valley dams and tanks to provide 3,000 million cubic meters of water in the cattle corridor
44. provide irrigation facilities in the drought prone areas
45. Pursue appropriate water – technologies (including rain water harvesting) to ensure that there is adequate, safe and clean water for use by the people
46. Increase capacity in water management systems at community levels.

The Housing Sector
47. Implement policies to improve housing conditions, with a view to every Ugandan owning a decent home
48. Capitalize the Housing Finance Company so as to increase its capacity to finance mortgages, especially for the low and middle income earners
49. Implement policies to promote the development of large scale, planned residential areas
50. Simplify and increase access to housing mortgages
51. Make mortgage finance affordable
52. Promote policies for home ownership by every Ugandan (Similar to No. 49)
53. Make NSSF play a leading role in providing long term funds to support home ownership and in the development of a secondary mortgage market.

Urbanization
54. Buy land and build low cost houses for the urban poor who are currently living in slums
55. Provide improved work sites for artisans like mechanics, carpenters, metal workers, etc who are working in open unprotected areas
56. Improve and construct urban markets
57. Create a Special Conditional Grant to help urban authorities deal with the repair of roads, garbage collection and street lighting
58. Develop Kampala into a clean and modern National capital
59. Make leaders of the city and other urban areas enforce proper planning, including naming all roads and providing addresses for each property.
The Transport Sector
(Roads)
60. Connect every district headquarters to the national capital with a tarmac road
61. Build thirty new bridges, including a new bridge across the River Nile at Jinja
62. Complete all roads earmarked for upgrading to tarmac
63. Carry out a major rehabilitation of urban, district and community roads
64. Decongest Kampala city of vehicular traffic
65. Tackle the problem of flooding in areas like Bwaise, Kalerwe, Lubigi, Kyambogo, Industrial Area, etc
66. Implement the Greater Kampala Transport Master Plan
67. Upgrade 5,000km of district roads to National Road status.

Railways
68. Finalize the Joint Concession of Uganda Railways and Kenya Railways to attract new investments into the railway, so as to improve efficiency and reduce transport costs
69. Re – open the Soroti – Gulu – Pakwach line
70. Extend the railway line from Pakwach to Arua - Koboko and Tei, in partnership with Government of Southern Sudan.

Water Transport
71. Develop an efficient transport system for the Islands in the Lake Victoria (Kalangala, Buvuma, Sigulu, etc)
72. provide ferries at Lwampanga/ Namasale, Bukungu/ Muntu, Nabuganyi/ Mbulamuti, and Obongi
73. Develop an Inland Container Port near Kampala.

Air Transport
74. Build a new cargo centre at Entebbe Airport
75. Improve the Entebbe Terminal Building
76. Develop the Entebbe Airport Free Trade Zone
77. Install a new radar at Entebbe
78. Improve Arua, Kasese and Soroti aerodromes to carry international air traffic
79. Improve Jinja, Tororo, Adjumani, Moyo, and Nebbi airfields
80. Build new Airfields at Ntungamo and Yumbe.

The Energy Sector
81. Begin Construction of Bujagali Power Station
82. Implement 190 new power distribution schemes
83. Complete construction of: Nyagak Hydro Power station, Buseruka Hydro Power station, Mt. Elgon sites, Waki, Bugoye, Muzizi and Nengo, among others
84. Extend power lines to Karamoja
85. Build the Gulu – Adjumani – Moyo power line
86. Extend the West Nile distribution concession to cover Pakwach, Koboko and Yumbe
87. Take power lines to every district headquarters and Constituency Health Centre IV
88. Houses within one kilometer radius of power lines to be connected to the electric grid
89. Construct geo-thermal power units in Kibiro (Hoima), Buranga (Bundibugyo) and Katwe (Kasese).

The Environment
90. Enforce a deliberate afforestation policy to cover all bare hills
91. Review the policy on forest reserves equitable usage of forestry resources
92. Pursue policies to ensure a clean and safe environment.

Information and Communication Technology
93. Develop ICT infrastructure to enable connectivity to schools, health centers, agricultural extension units and administrative / commercial centers.
94. Provide at least one public pay phone in every village
95. Continuously improve the efficiency of, and access to, government information and services
96. Address privacy and security issues related to ICT implementation
97. Review and update Ugandan laws for protecting intellectual property rights, especially as they relate to proprietary information
98. Review public investment policies in so far as they relate to the promotion of ICTs
99. Support the private sector to invest in outsourcing services for data entry and call centre enterprises
100. Integrate ICTs into national planning framework, including putting ICTs under one political leadership
101. Resolve the cost and quality of electronic connectivity
102. Support the provision of e-learning educational technologies
103. Provide a reliable UBC Radio and TV signal to every part of Uganda.

CHAPTER THREE: THE ECONOMY
The Financial Sector
104. Continue to pursue policies to ensure a stable macro-economic environment and to improve Uganda’s Human Development Index
105. Strengthen the Financial Sector
106. Carry out reforms of the Pension and Social Security aimed at improving the management and investment of pension funds for the benefit of the contributors of these funds and the economy
107. Strengthen the Insurance sub – sector
108. Introduce a preferential tax regime to encourage companies to list on stock exchange
109. Support and further develop investments in Leasing, Hire Purchase, Equity Funds and Venture Capital
110. Complete Restructuring of Uganda Revenue Authority and streamline tax administration
111. Capitalize the Uganda Development Bank to enable long – term borrowing especially for the processing of raw materials.

Commerce
112. Improve Uganda’s per capita export ratio
113. Work with the Government of Kenya to improve the efficiency of Mombasa Port and the security of goods in transit.

Agriculture
114. Implement the Agricultural Zoning Programme
115. Increase investments in the growing, processing, and marketing of: Coffee, Cotton, Tea, and Fruits.

Employment
116. Implement policies to increase the number of jobs available in: Agriculture, Manufacturing, Education, Health, Construction, Mining, Data entry, Information and Communication Technologies, Call Centres, Externalization of Labour, Trade, Transport, Energy and Tourism.

Household Incomes and Transformation of Rural Communities
117. Mobilize the farmers to shift from subsistence production to produce high value crops for the market
118. Decentralize local government functions to the Parish so as to anchor the Rural Transformation Programme
119. The Rural Transformation Programme shall achieve the following:
I. Re – Orient production and increase productivity
II. Provide Microfinance services to SACCOs and other organized groups
III. Develop markets and marketing channels
IV. Develop model communities

Value Addition
120. To promote and support investments in the processing of Uganda’s raw materials so as to add value.

CHAPTER FOUR: REGIONAL INTEGRATION & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
East African Federation
121. Support the first tracking of the creation of one East African Government by 2013

Integrated African Market
122. Support the speedy economic integration of Africa through COMESA and the African Union.

Attraction of Investors
123. Build Namanve Industrial Park
124. Build the Jinja Industrial Park
125. Build Industrial Parks in other major towns, and promote their utilization by investors
126. Make the Uganda Investment Authority a real one – stop centre
127. Facilitate the building of one new factory in every district.

Foreign Relations
128. Pursue a policy of peaceful, friendly relations with all countries, especially Uganda’s neighbours on the basis of respect and mutual benefit.

CHAPTER FIVE: STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS
129. Prepare and implement a Comprehensive Recovery and Development Plan (RDP) for the war ravaged areas
130. Implement the resolutions of the Munyonyo West Nile Development Conference for the MAYAN districts, in conjunction with our development partners
131. Address the issue of armed pastoralists and its ramifications by completing the disarmament exercise, side by side with a special programme for the transformation of Karamoja
132. Promote and facilitate physical planning and the surveying of land and issuing of land titles
133. Expand the land fund to pay off landlords at market prices and allocate land to bona fide bibanja holders
134. Pursue policies to increase access to, and exploitation of foreign markets
135. Assist women and youth groups access national resources for producing high value goods
136. Promote Savings and Credit Cooperative Organizations (SACCOs) and facilitate them access funds and other resources for lending to their members
137. Abolish the obnoxious produce and market levies (‘empooza’) imposed by local authorities
138. Abolish Property Rates on owner occupied houses
139. Make access to Microfinance easier and broader
140. Make the shores of Lake Victoria and banks of River Nile major leisure and holiday resorts
141. Implement policies aimed at making Uganda a popular tourist destination
142. Carry out a nation wide mapping of Uganda’s mineral resources and to promote their exploitation
143. Improve revenue collection so as to realize at least a 20% of GDP performance
144. Reward inventors and innovators, and assist them to patent their findings, develop and commercialize prototypes
145. Improve Uganda’s human resource so as to have an efficient, well trained and motivated civil service
146. Consolidate a shared national vision to achieve the NRM goal of Prosperity for ALL.

The Secretary General
National Resistance Movement
10 Kyadondo Road
P. O. Box 7778,
Kampala.