The Ministry has been allocated 30 billion Shillings out of a 58 billion Shillings request to facilitate its activities for the Financial year 2021-2022. Based on the shortfall, Oryem says they are frustrated by the failure by their counterparts in finance to prioritise diplomatic work and fund it appropriately.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry is seeking Shillings 83.8 billion to among other things pay arrears to international organization, undertake activities of commercial diplomacy, campaign towards retention of UN regional service centre and others.
Uganda will withdraw from the International Criminal Court ICC after the authorisation of the African Court of Justice, foreign affairs minister Sam Kutesa has said.
Vincent Kimbugwe, a campaign strategist to Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa is among the five candidates who intend to contest for the Mawogola County Parliamentary seat. Kutesa represented the county in Parliament from 1996 to date.
Radio Mbabule, a FM station owned by Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa, is struggling to become a professional broadcaster seven years after it was established.
A catholic priest has criticized the Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi for allegedly trying to divert the on-going investigations into bribery allegations in the oil sector.
Foreign Affairs Minister, Sam Kutesa and his two deputies, Okello Oryem and Asuman Kiyingi as well as Permanent Secretary, James Mugume were on Thursday thrown out of parliament after it was discovered that Mugume was in office illegally.
