I recently visited Uganda to attend a conference on issues of minorities and indigenous communities. I learnt several thing about the country. Chief among them is their laws, policies and practices.
Below is a summary of my lessons:
- Uganda’s capital is Kampala;
- Uganda’s 1995 Constitution does not allow dual citizenship (see Article 15);
- Ugandans have a right to education (Article 30);
- Constitution provides for protection of minorities (Article 36);
- Right to Culture (Art. 37);
- The Public Finance Management Act 2017 provides that the Minister for Finance must give authority to the Accountant General to withdraw resources from the Consolidated Fund;
- The Minister provides authority to raise loans (sec 36);
- Section 75 of the PFM Act provides the formula for sharing Petroleum Revenue where National Government takes 94% while local governments located in the petroleum exploration or production area takes 6% of the royalties;
