Museveni says emotions are not scientific and therefore are destructive
Do not blend politics with emotions – Museveni
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Publish Date: Oct 29, 201
By Anne Mugisa and Moses Drasmaku
President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned Ugandans against mixing emotions with politics. He said politics is purely scientific, while emotions are not and are destructive.
President Yoweri Museveni has cautioned Ugandans against mixing emotions with politics. He said politics is purely scientific, while emotions are not and are destructive.
“Ugandans should ask themselves, ‘what is our goal, how do we achieve our goal and how do we convince people to achieve our goal? This is what over-rides in politics,” the President advised over the weekend
He added that politics calls for leaders with a vision to organise supporters into a useful force.
Irish Aid payments to Uganda stopped after €4m reported misappropriated
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Eamon Gilmore said €16m of Irish Aid payments have been put on hold following the revelations
Updated: 11:57, Friday, 26 October 2012
Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has suspended all
Irish aid payments channelled through the Ugandan government after allegations
that €4m has been misappropriated.
The move comes after a draft report by Ugandan's Auditor General found that €12m in aid had been transferred to unauthorised accounts in the office of the Ugandan Prime Minister.
The money had come from Ireland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
The draft report covers the period from July 2011 to July 2012.
Irish officials, including two auditors, were sent to Kampala this morning to examine the draft report and will report back to the Tánaiste on whether the money can be retrieved.
Mr Gilmore said he had asked the Irish ambassador in Uganda to convey the message that while the Government is proud of its aid programme there, it will not tolerate any misappropriation or misuse of Irish money.
Responding to questions about whether Ireland should stop giving aid directly to the governments of the receiving countries, as had been previously called for by some NGOs, Mr Gilmore said he took comfort from the fact that the issue was identified by the Attorney General in Uganda following an investigation of the prime minister’s office.
He said the Government's aid programme has been working to support offices such as independent auditors-general in countries where they provide aid.
Uganda is one of the biggest recipients of Irish aid and was due to receive €32m from the Government this year - €17m of this is channelled through the Ugandan government, while another €15m is given to NGOs.
This money is not affected by today's decision.
GOAL said it fully supports Mr Gilmore for suspending direct aid to the Ugandan government.
GOAL's Acting Chief Operations Officer Jonathan Edgar said: "GOAL has been advocating for many years for the strict policing of aid, to ensure that it gets to those people most in need."
Mr Edgar said total transparency and accountability in the handling and distribution of overseas aid is of vital importance in the fight against abject poverty and deprivation in the developing world.
Uganda envoy's dismay at aid cut
Last Updated: Friday, October 26,
2012, 13:44
The missing funds are believed to have been transferred to an unauthorised account of the office of prime minister Patrick Amama Mbabazi. Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore has suspended €16 million worth of aid in the wake of the disappearance.
Speaking on Morning Ireland today, the ambassador, Joan Rwabyomere, said she was disappointed with the suspension, but hoped the matter can be resolved soon.
“My initial response is disappointment. I’m optimistic that once this matter is over, Irish aid can be reinstated, so that we can continue with our already existing co-operation and friendship,” she said.
Ms Rwabyomere added it is too early to confirm the money has been misappropriated, as investigations are ongoing, but said she is confident the money will be returned.
Also speaking on Morning Ireland, director general of Irish Aid Brendan Rogers said the Tánaiste is “incensed” with the situation, but that other funds have made a huge difference to the poverty-stricken country.
“All of that money, except for this €4 million, has made a huge difference in that country. It’s a different place. It’s a young democracy,” he said. “It is a poster boy for corruption, but it is also a poster boy for progress as well.”
Following the money’s disappearance, three officials from the Department of Foreign Affairs flew to Uganda’s capital city Kampala yesterday.
