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On the News @nbstv #NBSLiveAt9, @SNabakooza1 reports that government has proposed Amendmends to the Protection of Soverignty Bill which includes among others;
1. Excluding the definition of a Ugandan Citizen residing outside Uganda as a foreigner
2. It has redefined who an agent of a forrigner is
3. Discription of activities has been amended to add furthering an interest of a foreigner against an interest of Uganda and engaging in political activities to further interest of a foreigner
4. Clause 2 have been Amended by adding subclause 4 that EXEMPTS MONIES & FUNDING to;
-Supervised Institutions -established by an Act of -Parliament
-Regulated institutions by a -Regulatory Body
-Education/Academic -Institutions for purposes of;Research,Innovation and Education Activity
-Faith Based Institutions for activities connected to the faith mission
-Medical and Health
The purpose of funds should be used for the license and commercial purpose of the institution
-Funds for Commercial,Domestic and Family use has also been exempted
-Key to note in the Amendment is that;
Nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting or
requiring compliance with this Act for lawful foreign
direct investment, portfolio investment, diaspora
remittances, export proceeds, trade finance, commercial
loans, humanitarian assistance, technical assistance,
grants, concessional financing, development assistance,
or any other lawful foreign exchange inflow, unless such
inflow is reasonably suspected to be connected with
activities specified in subsection (2).
Minister has been given powers to keep expounding the Exemption List
To deal with criminal intent,intentionality has been added to the Amendment subclause 4 under clause 5
The amendment also removed a person amd replaced it with an agent of a foreigner
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