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The NUP Govt will zero rate VAT on all domestic consumers & reduce VAT on commercial consumers from 18 to 10%. This will make electricity more affordable for domestic & commercial use. This will give relief to SMEs, e.g. cottage industry, the largest non-agricultural employer.
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Increased demand and utilisation of electricity will in turn create many job opportunities, but also increase government revenue. If this revenue isn't lost through corruption, it can turn things around.
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Yesterday, Kisoro was massive.
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Kihihi - Kanungu this morning!
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When we pledge better services, e.g. health & educ, some people ask where the money will come from. Truth, money is available, only misused or stolen! e.g. Auditor General's reports show each year since FY 2015/16, we lose average of shs24,909,253,883 in wasteful expenditure.1/3
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This is 15 times the amount needed to supply all girls in public schools from upper primary to tertiary with sanitary towels for 1 year so they don't miss school! (Wasteful expenditure is when gov't pays penalties or court awards for incompetence, hence less money for services)
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Eliminating corruption, (not in word but action), increasing efficiency in public administration as well as fostering discipline in the management of public resources would go a long way to improve the well being of our people.
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Follow the link to watch my full interview, on BBC HARDtalk. twitter.com/BBCHARDtalk/st…
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Earlier, on our way to Rwampara, masked men in black police uniforms who trail us on all campaigns, cut us off the road in a remote area and yet again shot at our car flattening the front tyres! The intimidation will not deter the craving for change.
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We are stuck here at a roadblock 12 miles from Mbarara for more than an hour! The police is blocking us from accessing the accommodation we booked. They say we can not sleep in Mbarara.
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After 35 years in power, Gen. Museveni has the audacity to call millions of Ugandans FOOLS because they support me! He glorifies himself, promising to finish us off! The tragedy is all dictators learn rather late that nations are bigger than them!
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Rushere, Kiruhura & Kazo, Gen Museveni's home towns! Previously, he has shamelessly given himself 100% votes on some polling stations here (including those of the dead). The support was massive despite efforts by regime operatives to disrupt & demobilise
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Ibanda! One of the most fascinating things has been seeing hundreds of poor people line up to contribute as little as 1000 shs (USD 0.27) to the campaign. Truly humbling to see very many Ugandans own this struggle, each one playing their part!
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Why we need to STOP LOSS, fight corruption, end cronyism and patronage! Then we can meaningfully invest in service delivery.
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As we grow strong and stronger, Gen. Museveni's dictatorship exposes itself more for what it is! For three weeks now, they've been paying goons to attack our offices, forced landlords to revoke contracts, etc. Not a sign of strength. Panic!
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Award winning human rights lawyer @nickopiyo abducted by security from restaurant in Kamwokya, alongside other lawyers investigating murders of 18th & 19th, Nov. Thrown into private van with tinted glasses & driven at breakneck speed to unknown destination. Regime in panic!
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UPDATE: We've established Nicholas Opiyo was arrested with 3 other lawyers, Dakasi Herbert, Odur Anthony & Esomu Obure. The 5th is Tenywa Hamid, our Human Rights Officer. They had barely had lunch when armed men in plain clothes arrested & swiftly forced them into a private van.
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We've been told they were driven to Kireka while blind folded! We demand for their immediate release l. Defending human rights is not a crime! We know this arrest is intended to frustrate the ongoing investigations into violations.
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"We Must Be Free or Die Trying" Bobi Wine’s Campaign Braves Violence in Uganda worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/29306… twitter.com/WPReview/statu…
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In total disregard of the law, human rights lawyer @nickopiyo and team were denied access to lawyers, family members & medical personnel yesterday! Nicholas' daily work involves trying to secure freedom for activists held under the circumstances he is held now.
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For over a week now, this activist called Nakimanya Hellen aka Aunt Kaduuka has been under illegal detention at SID Kireka! She was violently arrested, apparently for using social media to expose the dictatorship! The 48 hour rule totally ignored.
Why #WeAreRemovingADictator
One Ghetto child who has something to say through Music. Ugandan artiste, activist and leader of the National Unity Platform. Former MP, Parliament of Uganda.