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Africa-Press<\/a> – Uganda<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Government has demanded to take part in the management of Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), an NGO, to monitor its activities and how it funds the beneficiaries.<\/p>\n

The demand was made as one of the conditions to allow DGF resume its operations in Uganda following the suspension by the President early this year<\/p>\n

The demand was presented on Friday during a meeting between Ugandan officials led by Foreign Affairs minister Sam Kutesa and European ambassadors who pool money to DGF.<\/p>\n

The ambassadors included the head of European Union delegation in Uganda, Mr Attilio Pacifici, Austria\u2019s Roswitha Kremer, Denmark\u2019s Nicolaj Petersen, Sweden\u2019s Per Lingarde, Netherland\u2019s Karin Boven, and Norway\u2019s Elin Johansen, and Ireland\u2019s John Carlos<\/p>\n

The Ugandan side also included State minister for International Affairs Okello-Oryem, Finance minister Matia Kasaija and Mr Obiga Kania, the Internal Affairs state minister.<\/p>\n

Diplomatic sources told Daily Monitor that involvement in managing DGF affairs is the main demand government has so far made to the donors.<\/p>\n

Sources indicated that government is convinced, and has previously told the European diplomats, that the DGF previously funded \u201cmany dodgy programmes\u201d under cover.Sources, however, said the diplomats appeared hesitant about the government\u2019s demand to be involved in monitoring DGF finances and operations.<\/p>\n

Finance minister Kasaija declined to comment on the claims and referred Daily Monitor to Mr Kutesa as the convener of the Friday meeting. Mr Kutesa did not pick or return our calls for a comment.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement issued after the meeting, only said \u201cthe two sides agreed on an amicable way forward.\u201d Sources intimated that a follow up meeting is scheduled during this week.<\/p>\n

Asked yesterday about the \u201camicable way forward\u201d contained in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement, the Danish ambassador, Mr Nicolaj Hejberg Petersen, told this newspaper \u201cwe are in constructive dialogue with government and all issues will be dealt with in a constructive manner.\u201d<\/p>\n

The latest development comes as DGF stopped funding to many institutions after Mr Kasaija wrote to them officially on February 17, suspending its operations in Uganda.<\/p>\n

Mr Kasaija\u2019s communication followed President Museveni\u2019s letter on January 2 to him.<\/p>\n

Mr Museveni said DGF had been \u201cirregularly and unilaterally\u201d authorised by the Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary to \u201cbe operated exclusively by a foreign mission in Uganda.\u201dHe described the authorisation of DGF at its commencement as \u201cunacceptable\u201d and further directed police and Inspector General of Government to investigate how it was licensed.<\/p>\n

However, during a meeting with European envoys on February 18, President Museveni agreed to lift the suspension of DGF activities and blamed officials of the Ministry of Finance for allegedly signing the DGF agreement without involving Cabinet or seeking approval from the Attorney General, the chief government legal advisor.<\/p>\n

He proposed that DGF and government team discuss a new relationship plan how both sides will work together in the future.<\/p>\n

Background<\/b><\/p>\n

The DGF started in 2011 as a five-year programme, which was extended. The entity is now running its second five-year plan until December 2022. Denmark is currently the development partners\u2019 chair of DGF which supports some 78 institutions, both state and non-state actors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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