By Spy Uganda
The National Bureau for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO Bureau) has confirmed that the government of Uganda has kicked out National Election Watch-Uganda (NEW-U) for illegal operations in the country.
Click Here For Ruling; Centre for Constitutional Governance v National Bureau for NGO
The NGO Bureau while exercising its mandate on the 29th day of October 2020 halted the operations of the National Election Watch-Uganda (NEW-U), a loose coalition of over 60 organizations on grounds that they were operating in Uganda without any form of incorporation, registration and permission to operate under the relevant laws.
Subsequently, Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), a member of NEW-U, instituted a court case against the NGO Bureau challenging its decision.
NGO Bureau which is under the Ministry of Internal Affairs mandated to register, regulate, monitor, inspect, coordinate and oversee all NGO activities in the country has Friday won a court case against Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG) in which they were challenging the actions of NGO Board when they disbanded NEW-U.
On the 30th day of July 2021, High Court dismissed CCG case against NGO Board on the following grounds;
i. The NGO Bureau was legally right to halt the operations of NEW-U under the circumstances.
ii. The NGO Bureau gave NEW-U sufficient and adequate opportunities to be heard.
Click Here For Ruling; Centre for Constitutional Governance v National Bureau for NGO
As a result therefore, NGO Bureau calls upon all NGOs operating in the country to do so within the ambit of the law by ensuring that they are fully incorporated, registered and are operating with a valid NGO permit from the NGO Bureau.
