Equal Housing, Uganda

Ugandans, know this- Uganda is not short of laws that protect its sovereignty. We already have the Anti-Terrorism Act, the Anti-Money Laundering Act, the Non-Governmental Organisations Act and the Public Order Management Act (which is in itself, controversial) all of which give the State wide and sufficient powers to regulate foreign funding, prevent illicit financial flows, and address any genuine threats to national security. What Uganda faces today is not a gap in the law, but a growing tendency of those in @GovUganda to expand control of the state against the burdened population under the lucid guise of protection. The proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 does not fill a legal vacuum. It risks precipitating an unwarranted climate of fear, where citizens, civil society, and advocates for basic human rights, including those advocating for housing justice and adequate housing, may be branded as foreign agents simply for speaking out. We must ask ourselves the question, if existing laws already provide enforcement tools, what then is the real purpose of this Bill? At a time when Ugandans are grappling with pressing issues like overtaxation, inadequate housing, economic hardship, and accountability in governance , shifting the national conversation to “foreign interference” risks diverting attention from the real struggles of ordinary people. At Equal Housing-Uganda, we stand firm that sovereignty must never be used as a shield against accountability and of those in public offices using public funds. We must reject the notion that people elected and/or appointed into public offices to serve the common people are at liberty to forget that they serve us and are answerable to us, not the other way around. Sovereignty of state lies in a government that listens to the concerns of its people, respects their rights, and upholds the Constitution and subjects itself together with the rest under the reign of the Constitution. It is myopic and unpatriotic for the members of @parliament to even consider entertaining such a Bill on the floor of Parliament. But where is the shame?

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The Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026 exposes a glaring double standard at the heart of government policy. Clauses 6, 7, and 8 reserve governance, policy-making, and service delivery strictly to the State while criminalising citizens, civil society, and even the diaspora for engaging in spaces that government itself dominates without restriction. Then Clause 24 goes further: while Ugandans risk harsh penalties, even up to 20 years in prison, for receiving foreign support, the government continues to receive billions in donor funding under a protected framework with no equivalent sanctions. This is not about sovereignty. It is about control without accountability. You cannot build a national budget dependent on over UGX 24 trillion in foreign aid and, at the same time, criminalise citizens for far smaller financial flows from the same external sources. That is not policy coherence but institutional hypocrisy. If sovereignty were the real concern, the law would apply equally to all actors. Instead, the Bill creates two systems: one that punishes citizens and another that shields the State. That is not protection of sovereignty. It is protection of those in power.

On the 23rd of April 2026, as members of the MLS submitted our formal submission to Parliament of Uganda on the proposed Sovereignty Bill 2026 giving a clause by clause analysis of the same and proposed amendments. We build for the future.

Transformational governance cannot exist without addressing adequate housing as the foundation of dignity. We emphasize that anti-corruption, ethics, and compliance must go beyond institutional rhetoric and translate into equitable access to land, housing, and basic services. When corruption infiltrates urban planning, land administration, and housing delivery systems, it entrenches inequality and denies vulnerable communities their right to safe and adequate shelter. Embedding integrity at the core of governance means ensuring transparency in land allocation, accountability in housing programs, and inclusive decision-making. This is how governance drives not just performance, but real, sustainable value where every Ugandan can live in dignity.

UN experts warn increasing attacks on National Human Rights Institutions weakening ability to fulfill mandates - hinders access to justice & accountability. “This undermines national systems of checks & balances, contributing to erosion of rule of law.” ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

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Ssenyonyi responded, “We have a plethora of laws that capture the critical concerns that Government would have, and that is why I am saying that this particular Bill is irrelevant. It is not helpful when you keep putting together pieces of legislation over things that are already taken care of. You cannot have an Act of Parliament for anything and everything, each Act of Parliament will encapsulate numerous issues, but the assertion that for anything and everything, we must have an Act of Parliament, that means Parliament would be sitting every single day to pass like 50 bills which is not helpful.” Photo by Parliament

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#hotoffthebench The Constitutional Court of Zambia confronts legislative inertia head-on: enact the law in 12 months or be in breach. Contrast that with the SCORK, where violations are acknowledged, then quietly accommodated. Futilitarian constitutionalism.

Af this rate, such persons should be charged for "treason" for trying to substantially overthrow the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995,As Amended.

The World Bank Group has submitted formal comments to Parliament on Uganda’s proposed Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026. @MugenyiHenry_ #NBSLiveAt9 #NBSUpdates

Mbarara University joins Makerere to push back against Sovereignty Bill #NilePostNews nilepost.co.ug/news/337512/mb…

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WELL SAID! @PhillipKarugaba and @SarahBireete only used the platform of @Parliament_Ug to reach out and sensitize the Ugandan population on the contents of the alleged Protection of Sovereignty Bill: and from the looks of it, it was effective.

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