Press Statement: The Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa’s response Statement on the US Indictment on allegations of bribery to secure the rights to host the 2010 FIFA World Cup (03.06.2015)

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Press Release: Appointment of Former President Alpha Oumar Konare as AU High Representative for South Sudan (02.06.2105)

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Press release: Kenyan Judiciary statement on traffic offenses (02.06.2015)

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EAC Communique – Emergency Summit of Heads of State of the East African Community on the Situation in Burundi (31.05.2015)

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Uganda – Bill No. 13 – The Appropiation Bill 2015 (29.05.2015) – Use of the Consolidated Fund- Quotes and Outtakes

This blog will be about the Bill No. 13 – ‘the Appropiation bill, 2015’ of the 29th May 2015. That was a part of the Uganda Gazette No. 28 CVIII dated 29th May 2015. This bill will the money used for service until 30th June of 2016. This bill is an extension to the Public Finance Management Act of 2015 and the Section of 17 in that Act. That states this:

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Here is how it’s been scheduled to spend the fund in the different areas from the fund and use the Consolidate fund and using the fund accordingly to the Section 17 in the Public Finance Management Act of 2015.

I will not take every single expenditure that will be to many, but will take those that are striking. This is because the total Sixteen trillion, one hundred eighty one billion, six hundred twelve million, and six hundred thousand shillings for this Financial Year (FY), I will take those who strikes my mind and hopefully you find it interesting to. Here we go:

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Press release: Burundian Soldiers receive Commedation as they conclude Tour of Duty (30.05.2015)

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ICG – (Africa Briefing N°111, 29 May 2015) – Burundi: Peace Sacrificed?

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Parliament of Uganda – Report of the Committee on the National Economy on the Proposal by Government to Borrow EUR 42,9M from the AFD to finance the rural electrification grid extensions projects..(May 2015)

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Press release: Statement by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini on the suspension of the EOM to Burundi (28.05.2015)

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The EU has been supporting Burundi in its efforts to entrench democracy since the Arusha Agreements put an end to years of civil war and lay the foundations for a new era. This year’s legislative and presidential elections are a key step in the democratic process of Burundi.  Following an invitation, I decided to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM), led by the Chief Observer David Martin, Member of the European Parliament, in order to contribute to a transparent, peaceful, credible and fair process that would give confidence to the political actors and electorate, and would ensure acceptance of the outcome.  To reach that objective, some minimal conditions need to be in place. Unfortunately, the Chief Observer, whose team has been on the ground for more than a month, has reported to me that the election process continues to be seriously marred by restrictions on independent media, excessive use of force against demonstrators, a climate of intimidation for opposition parties and civil society and lack of confidence in the election authorities.

In these circumstances the EU EOM cannot fulfil its role and I have therefore decided, in agreement with the Chief Observer David Martin, to suspend it.  All parties should engage in good faith in a dialogue to restore the necessary conditions for democratic elections and, primarily, the government of Burundi should reach out to all domestic stakeholders by restoring confidence through concrete measures. If the necessary political will exits, the dialogue facilitated by the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General, Said Djinnit, can still provide a forum to reach these objectives and meet the expectations of the people of Burundi.  I also look forward to the deliberations of the upcoming EAC Summit to which the AU has been invited to participate.

The EU remains strongly engaged and committed to supporting the democratic development of Burundi in cooperation with regional partners, and I stand ready to swiftly re-start the EOM should acceptable conditions for the conduct of democratic elections be agreed by domestic stakeholders.

UNHCR Tanzania – Update 25.05.2015 – Burundi Situation

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