By. Damba Rogers.
The Uganda Red Cross is consultations with all stakeholders as it works on amending the 1964 Act which establishes its operations in Uganda.
At the
consultative meeting going on in Kampala today, the legal officer of the humanitarian
body, Alex Luganda reveals they are using Hon. Alex Byarugaba Bakunda to move a private members bill to move the
process which is in the final stages.
In the
proposed amendments, the red cross seeks to call on govt to provide funding to
the organization as well as cause for tax exemption to goods imported by the
organization since the goods are meant to facilitate humanitarian services to
Ugandans under need.
However, the
secretary general Uganda Red Cross, Robert
Kwesiga urges legislators to handle the proposed amendments with urgency since
red cross is now executing duties under tight conditions being that the law
they are operating in does not fully cover the scope they are now operating in.
Uganda Red Cross has
made strides to have the *RedCross Act 1964* revised to cater for the
wider mandate the National Society delivers on in this Country.
The revised version
will also clearly bring out the auxiliary role of the National Society to the
Govt efforts in areas expressed as the Mandates of the Red Cross in Uganda.
Today, July 3rd 2019,
a presentation of the final draft of the Uganda Red Cross Society Bill,
intended to revise the Red Cross Act, cap 57 Laws of Uganda has been presented
to partners by the Uganda Red Cross Legal team
The Uganda Red Cross
was established by an Act of Parliament in 1964, but its objectives, functions,
management, governance and funding were not expressly catered for in the
establishing Act.
This Bill therefore
seeks to strengthen and promote the capacity of the Red Society.
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