Forum for Women in Democracy Uganda

UGANDA FEMINIST FORUM  Theme: “A New Definition of Power and Leadership”   Date: 8th -11th November 2011 Uganda women activists will hold the 4th Uganda Feminist Forum (UFF), on 8th -11th November 2011. This is an annual forum that brings together African feminist activists in Uganda to deliberate on key concerns of the women’s movement, reflect and develop collective strategies for strengthening feminist engagement, as well as mobilization and constituency building. This year, Forum for Women in Democracy ( FOWODE ) is the hosting secretariat of the Ugandan Feminist Forum. The Uganda Feminist Forum is part of the framework of the continental African Feminist Forum and an outcome of the 2005 Women Leaders and Activists meeting which identified a number of challenges obstructing progress within the Women’s movement in Uganda; and resolved to set into motion feminist organizing as a key strategy for revitalizing the Women’s Movement and for the advancement of wome

Over 50 residents in Luweero district have petitioned the chief administrative officer, Christopher Kyomya asking him to investigate alleged embezzlement of over 7.2 million meant for restocking drugs at Kyevunze health center two under public-private partnership.  The residents in Kasaala parish in Luweero sub county claim that the government is allocating funds per year under private-public partnership with Kyevunze, a private owned health center to buy drugs for the patients but every day the center says there are no drugs.  Residents accuse the health center director, Margaret Kirinda and the in charge only identified as Mrs. Nalongo Kasule of embezzling the funds and leaving patients in agony.  Edward Nsubuga , the lead petitioner says that the residents have spent two years with no drugs yet the government sends 7,254,828 shillings per financial year to buy the drugs. Nsubuga questions how the 7 million shillings is usually spent without drugs being bought. 

Civil Society held a press conference through which its position on those implicated in the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM) was communicated. In a statement read by the Anti Corruption Coalition Uganda (ACCU) this morning at Hotel Africana, Civil Society including the Uganda National NGO Forum, Advocates for Coalition in Development (ACODE), Uganda Debt Network and Forum for Women in Democracy ( FOWODE ) requested the judiciary to avoid selective prosecution and expeditiously handle all corruption related cases including CHOGM, GAVI, Junk helicopters, Oil, Nsimbe and Temangalo sagas among many others.  Although they commended the holding of the former vice president and the issuing of court summons to three other top government officials, there was concern on why so many others including Amama Mbabazi, Serapio Rukundo, Hope Mwesigye and Isaac Musumba have been left out. The Civil Society also added their voice to that of legislators demanding for immediate cens