UGANDA'S POPULATION SOARS BY 11.3M AS GROWTH RATE PLUMMETS – UBOS

Uganda's Population Clocks 45.9 Million People – UBOS

softpower.co.ug, Rogers Atukunda, June 27, 2024 | Ugandas population has reached 45.9 million people, according to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS).

File Photo/Courtesy: Dr.Chris Mukiza, UBOS Executive Director and Census Commissioner.

 This was revealed Thursday, June 27, 2024, by UBOS Executive Director and Census Commissioner, Dr Chris Mukiza while disseminating the Preliminary Results of National Population and Housing Census 2024 at Serena Hotel in Kampala. 

We now have a population of 45,935,046 people up from 34.6 million counted in 2014,' said Dr Mukiza.

 of these, 22 million people are males while 23 million are females. 

He said this represents an increase of 11.3 million in the last 10 years and includes 780,061 refugees. 

According to Dr Mukiza, Uganda is a young country with; 50.5% being children (0-17 years), 22.7% Youth (18-30 years), 5.0% Older persons (60+) and 55.6% Working Age Population (14-64 years). 

This was the 11th census in Uganda, the s0xth post-independence census and the first digital census that happened from 10th May - 26th May 2024.

 "We had 135,230 field workers, 14,669 enumeration supervisors and 4715 sub county/ division supervisors with 5 sets of questionnaires," noted Dr Mukiza. 

He cited some challenges including hard-to reach areas, failure to access some households, refusals by some religious cults and deliberate refusals of households in gates, and internal border conflicts like in Apaa, Ombechi, and Nyamisingiri, among others.

 "There were unavailable respondents i.e. single-person households that leave early and come back late. Also, the geography of Some areas was not updated on the system."

UBOS is releasing these preliminary census results exactly 31 days after the closing of the census. "What we promise as UBOS we deliver. The Census cost per capita was $1.9 compared to $2 in Kenya," stated Dr Mukiza. 

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BUDGET BOOST, TEN-FOLD GROWTH – ENVISIONED USD($)500BILLION GDP IN A DECADE

PSST Ggoobi Highlights Opportunities for Private Sector in UGX 72 Trlllion Budget

File Photo/Courtesy: PSST Ramathan Ggoobi delivering his keynote address at the Post-Budget Dialogue.

softpower.ug, June 15, 2024 | The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, and Secretary to the Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi, has outlined significant opportunities in the UGX 72 trillion budget for the financial year 2024/25. He urged private sector players to seize these opportunities.

Delivering a keynote speech at the 2024 Post Budget Dialogue organized by Absa Bank Uganda in collaboration with Deloitte and other partners at the Kampala Serena Hotel, Ggoobi said, “In the next financial year, we have allocated funds for wealth creation initiatives, commercial agriculture, and value addition. The Parish Development Model aims to bring more people into the money economy. We have capitalized UDB to provide patient, low-cost capital to support enterprises. There are funds available through Emyooga and the Agriculture Credit Facility (ACF), totaling UGX 2.64 trillion,” he stated.

Ggoobi added, “We have also allocated funds for skilling the youth and supporting small-scale businesses. We are working with the Private Sector Foundation of Uganda to ensure that women-owned businesses mature into formal enterprises.”

He emphasized that the private sector, including banks, needs to align with key budget themes such as agro-industrialization, mineral development, and tourism.

Regarding budget priorities for the financial year 2024/25, Ggoobi highlighted investing in the people of Uganda through education, health, water, and sanitation, with a budgetary allocation of UGX 10.2 trillion. Other priorities include peace and security (UGX 9.1 trillion) and infrastructure maintenance (UGX 5 trillion).

Absa Bank Uganda Managing Director Mumba Kalifungwa noted that the Financial Year 2024/25 National Budget represents a crucial milestone in Uganda’s economic development, setting the tone for fiscal policy and outlining the government’s revenue and expenditure priorities for the coming year.

“I commend the government for its commitment to driving economic growth and fostering an environment that supports sustainable development. The 2024/25 National Budget outlines several key areas that will significantly contribute to our nation’s progress,” he said.

Kalifungwa added, “Our economy has remained resilient and is projected to grow at 6%, despite a slowdown in quarter-on-quarter growth. Globally, uncertainty remains due to the impact of geopolitics, international commodity prices, weaker global growth, global inflation, and monetary policy responses on our economy.”

Allan Ssenyondwa, the Policy and Advocacy Manager at the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA), stated that while the government’s priorities for the next financial year are good, there is a need to move from the macro to the micro level.

File Photo/Courtesy: PSST Ramathan Ggoobi shakes hands with PSFU’s Sarah Kagingo as Absa’s Mumba Kalifungwa looks on.

Revenue Sources

Ggoobi stated that the primary source of revenue to finance the Financial Year 2024/25 National Budget is domestic revenue (both tax and non-tax) at UGX 32 trillion. Other sources include budget support at UGX 1.4 trillion, domestic borrowing at UGX 9 trillion, petroleum funds, and local government revenues amounting to UGX 294 billion.

Sarah Chelangat, the Commissioner of Domestic Taxes at the Uganda Revenue Authority, explained that for the last three years, the government has not introduced new taxes but has focused on improving tax administration, a practice that will continue in the financial year 2024/25.

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UGANDA: HON. MR. JUSTICE CHRISTOPHER IZAMA MADRAMA – SUPREME COURT JUDGE REPUTED FOR APPEALING AND SCHOLARLY DECISIONS THAT REVERBERATE BEYOND THE LEARNED FRIENDS FRATERNITY , APPOINTED TO LEAD THE LAW DEVELOPMENT CENTRE FRESH MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

AG Kiryowa Kiwanuka Appoints New LDC Management Committee

File Photo/Courtesy : Attorney  General Hon. Kiryowa Kiwanuka

softpower.ug, June 3, 2024 | The Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka, has appointed a new Law Development Centre (LDC) Management Committee effective June 4, 2024.

Justice Christopher Izama Madrama has been appointed to lead the committee, replacing Hon. Justice Paul Kahaibale Mugamba (Rtd).

Justice Christopher Izama Madrama is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda. He has over the years served as a Justice of the Court of Appeal, within various divisions of the High Court including Commercial and Execution Divisions.

He has also authored several publications including ‘The Problem of HIV/AIDS: a Discourse on Laws, Marriage and Subordinate status of Women in Uganda.’

Also appointed is Simon Peter Kinobe, Senior Counsel, an advocate with over 18 years of work experience practising law in different disciplines and is a founding partner of Ortus Advocates.

Kinobe has taught law at University level and served the Uganda Law Society in various capacities including being President of the Uganda Law Society and Council Member of the East African Law Society.

He is also the Chairperson, Board of the National Bureau of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO Board) and the Chairperson, Staff Tribunal, Lira University.

Also on the committee is Joanita Gertrude Bushara, an advocate of the High Court, Notary Public and Commissioner for Oaths with over 20 years of work experience practicing law.

She is a Partner at Justitia Law Advocates specialising in Land Transactions and Conveyancing, Family Law matters, Corporate Law and Oil and Gas. She was once a lecturer at Law Development Centre where she taught Family Law and Land Transactions.

She has served on various boards of the Uganda Law Society, East African Law Society and FIDA-Uganda.

Another member of the committee is Adar John Patrick, an advocate with over 14 years of work experience practicing law in Uganda.

He is the Managing Partner at J. Adar & Co. Advocates. He has previously worked with Facilitation for Peace and Development and Justice Centres Uganda. He has served as a Member of the Lira Regional Referral Hospital Board.

Ex- Officio Members of the committee will include, the Principal, School of Law, Makerere University, the Solicitor General, Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs, and the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education and Sports.

Recently, the LDC got a new Director, Dr Pamela Tibihikirra-Kalyegira, she replaced Mr Frank Nigel Othembi whose tenure of office has ended.

The LDC Management Committee is the governing body of the Centre charged with policy formulation and implementation and general strategic oversight.

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