Press release

The Government of Uganda, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), in collaboration with the Grain Council Uganda (TGCU), Uganda National Farmer’s Federation (UNFFE), Food rights Alliance (FRA), PELUM and ESAFF have...

As the cost of essential goods rises faster than it has in decades, billionairesin the food and energy sectors are increasing their fortunes by $1 billion dollars every two days. For every new billionaire created duringthe pandemic —one every 30 hours —nearly a million people could be pushed into...

13th April 2022 Uganda has made some milestones in the fight against inequality and poverty. However, there is continued regressivity of the tax system, affecting low-income earners, especially women. Indirect taxes contributed to 64.42% of Uganda’s Total Tax Revenue in FY 2020/21. This is...

Kampala. 1st March 2022. Oxfam in Uganda has today launched a 10-year Strategy providing a road map towards ending inequality in the country. Speaking at the launch event, the Oxfam in Uganda Country Director, Francis Shanty Odokorach, said that together against inequality, as the strategy is named...

Kampala, 22 February 2022. Civil Society Organisations are concerned about the growing forced evictions that are rampantly being meted against the people of the Kiryandongo district. In a video aired on NBS TV on 4th February 2022, at 10pm and re-aired on 9th February 2022, it has been noted that...