ACODEUganda

The mining sector has immense potential to provide Uganda with the much-needed revenue for Budget financing and ultimately, service delivery for the citizens.
However, the current fiscal regime seems to fall short of Uganda's development ambitions, as stipulated in the National Development Plan IV(NDP IV)
Civil Society organisations under their umbrella, Civil Society Coalition on Oil and Gas(CSCO), with support from the Natural Resource Governance Institute(NRGI), had a strategic engagement with the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda, to present key issues that need to be addressed to close gaps in the current Mining fiscal regime.

Some of the highlights were captured by NTV Uganda and can be accessed in the link below;
Ministry of Local Government, Oxfam in Uganda, Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), SEATINI Uganda



#

Uganda overhauls mining fiscal regime to boost revenue and formalize sector Uganda’s mining sector is back in the spotlight as the government moves to overhaul its fiscal regime in a bid to unlock more revenue from the country’s vast...

An insightful article here on why Uganda is failing to maximise the much-needed revenue from its mining sector.
Issues ranging from low formalisation, regulatory bottlenecks, and policy inconsistencies that send mixed signals to investors and miners alike all work together to limit economic value from the sector.

See the link below for more.

Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda Ministry of Local Government Oxfam in Uganda Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) Natural Resource Governance Institute

From Goldfields to Ghost Revenues: What Tanzania gets right that Uganda still struggles with Kampala, Uganda | URN | Uganda may soon establish mineral markets as part of the efforts to ensure that the minerals produced in the country benefit the economy and Ugandans in general. While the country is endowed with vast mineral resources, including gold, lithium, copper, and rare earths, among....

ACODE and WENDA, in partnership with RICE West Nile, SPACE and other the district based CSOs (Colleen Aid & Life Concern) and Zombo district local government, have conducted a community awareness meeting in Atura village, Abaji parish, Athuma Sub County, with a focus on Women and Land Rights as they utilise key resources such as River Nyagak.

Key issues raised included;
🔸Transboundary water pollution, citing River Nyagak, which is heavily polluted from DRC despite conservation efforts in Uganda, hence the need for the government to engage their counterparts.

🔸Women's Land Rights are threatened by the deeply entrenched cultural practices in terms of inheritance, especially after the death of their husbands.
🔸Girls and women are still not considered for land inheritance because they are considered to be people who are going out of their homes.

The activity was supported by the Embassies of Ireland, the Embassy of Denmark in Uganda, the Embassy of Sweden in Kampala Embassy of the Netherlands in Uganda

Ministry of Local Government Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development Ministry of Water and Environment National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) Uganda