Ireland urged to shun Uganda’s rotten regime

LAST May, Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern announced that he was withholding €2m in aid from the Ugandan Government, from a total budget to the country of €33m.

He spoke about the need for good, honest governance in Uganda. Since then, Ugandan President Museveni has changed the law to allow himself to become president for life - a move which has acutely disappointed the international donor community.

In addition, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank have separately issued warnings about increasing aid to Uganda.