April 2018: Week 4

24 APRIL 2018

CABINET MEDIA BRIEFING HELD AT MEDIA CENTER ON CABINET DECISION TAKEN DURING THE CABINET MEETING ON MONDAY 23 APRIL 2018 AT STATE HOUSE ENTEBBE

1. Govt directs Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to ensure all accounting officers in MDA’s undertake due diligence of all foreign investors who intend to partner with their entities to undertake investment projects to guard against fraud #CabinetMediaBriefing

2. Govt has approved the ratification of the Kigali amendment to the Montreal protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer. #CabinetMediaBriefing

3. Govt has approved the proposal to borrow SDR29.2Million (US$40.0Million) from the International Development Association of the World Bank Gender-Based Violence(GBV) prevention and response project. #CabinetMediaBriefing

4. Govt Noted that Uganda will commemorate the International Labour Day on 1st May,2018 at Sembabule Town Council Play Ground, Sembabule district under the theme “Promoting the Public Spirit in The Public Sector”. #CabinetMediaBriefing

5. Govt Reiterated its Directive 2 Minister of Water & Env’t to mobilize resources to conduct studies on Strategic Environmental & socio-Economic Impact Assessment to inform the formulation of the New Water Release & Abstractn Policy 4 the Lake Victoria Basin #CabinetMediaBriefing