Joseph Katalemwq

[Jacqueline Asiimwe @asiimwe4justice]

The Value Question

There’s something special about walking with someone who knew you when you were younger.

@JuliusMukunda and I worked at @uwonet together. I was the Advocacy Officer and he was an intern. He was hardworking and jolly then. He still is.

So the first part of our walk was a trip down memory lane.

“How is X? When did you last see Y? Remember when our office used to be at Z?”

And on and on we went.

While some of our colleagues from those days went on to serve in other sectors, Julius and I have stayed in civil society. This is where we chose to serve.

Naturally, our conversation turned to the value of civil society, especially in a season when the relevance and legitimacy of the sector are increasingly being questioned.

It’s strange to sit in this space, knowing that fellow CSO leaders wake up every day contending with questions of continuity, staff wellbeing, donor demands, community needs and shrinking resources, and after all that, still have to contend with questions of legitimacy.

“Maybe,” Julius and I mused, “we haven’t quite articulated our value proposition.”

Do people understand the magnitude of civil society’s contribution to the economy? The people we employ and the taxes we pay? Our contribution to many of the Sustainable Development Goals? The services we provide, the communities we reach, and the innovations and solutions we have helped introduce on the social justice front?

Articulating our value is certainly not a silver bullet. The challenges facing civil society are far more complex than that.

But it might go some way towards making visible what is too often unseen, and broadening the story of civil society beyond projects, grants and donor funding.

There is a bigger story about our contribution that needs to be told.

Not simply a story about what civil society does, but about what civil society makes possible.

And perhaps those of us who have chosen to serve here must keep finding better ways to tell it.

#WalkTalkConnect #CivilSociety #ValueAndImpact

@CSBAGUGANDA

[BBS TEREFAYINA @bbstvug]

Ekitongole ki @CSBAGUGANDA Kivuddeyo ku Bbanja lya Uganda, Kigamba Gavumenti Esusse Okwewola #Gambuuze

[CSBAG (csbag.org) @CSBAGUGANDA]

CSBAG at the DEVELOPMENT PLAN IMPLEMENTATION (DPI) PROGRAMME ANNUAL REVIEW: The review of the DPI Programme should go beyond technical reflection to address long-standing concerns around prioritization, financing, and accountability,” said @JuliusMukunda Executive Director of @CSBAGUGANDA

This was during the review of Uganda’s Development Policy and Investment (DPI) Programme attended by different stakeholders including @mofpedU and
@Parliament_Ug

“For NDP IV to deliver tangible outcomes, government must ensure that priorities are clearly aligned to the available resource envelope, while strengthening oversight and citizen participation, especially at local government level where implementation actually happens.” Mukunda further noted that CSOs play a vital role in tracking service delivery, promoting transparency, and ensuring that national plans respond to citizens’ needs.
#UBUDGET25
@OxfaminUganda
@SEATINIUGANDA
@Accu_Ug
@tiuganda1
@EOC_UG
@ACODE_Uganda

[CSBAG (csbag.org) @CSBAGUGANDA]

Our New EABN analysis reveals a 17% average surge in public debt across the EAC, with Uganda's debt growing by 36%.

While macroeconomic indicators remain stable, rising Debt-to-GDP ratios in Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda signal a need for prudent fiscal management.

🔗 Read the full September 2025 Newsletter here: https://t.co/2u6iN0h2eu and dive into the data and understand the implications for regional economic stability.

#PublicDebt #EconomicAnalysis #FiscalPolicy @mofpedU @BOU_Official @JuliusMukunda @namagembeck @KenethAsiimwe_ @Jabez_At

[CSBAG (csbag.org) @CSBAGUGANDA]

"If Uganda doesn't produce enough food, it would be extremely impossible for @GovUganda to control inflation. Kudos to all the farmers that contribute to Uganda's food security, which tames Uganda's inflation"
@JuliusMukunda
@MAAIF_Uganda
@FRAUGANDA
@acfusa
@pelum_uganda
@ESAFFUG
@Afsafrica
#CreditScoreUG

[Next Radio 106.1FM @nextradio_ug]

.@JuliusMukunda: Another challenge is that supplementary budgets tend to be consumptive in nature, which weakens the performance of the shilling.

#NextBigTalk #NextRadioUg

[CSBAG (csbag.org) @CSBAGUGANDA]

This kind of spike will affect the economy and investor relations, but it will eventually go down. The demand for the dollar is now high. @CBAGUGANDA ED @JuliusMukunda

#CreditScoreUG @nextradio_ug @BOU_Official @mofpedU @DailyMonitor @ntvuganda

[CSBAG (csbag.org) @CSBAGUGANDA]

@CSBAGUGANDA is conducting the Citizen Economic Charter (CEC) Survey a citizen-led, non-partisan manifesto capturing Ugandans’ economic and social priorities for issue-based debate in the electoral process.

➡️ Your voice will help identify the key priorities the next Government should focus on to improve socio-economic well-being.

To participate; scan the QR code or tap this link; https://t.co/l2ZjEq9RNy

#CECSURVEY #YourVoiceMattersUG @JuliusMukunda @namagembeck @kahundelsie @KenethAsiimwe_ @Kabali_tina @Ericodongo

[CSBAG (csbag.org) @CSBAGUGANDA]

Follow the discussion on Health Financing on @bbstvug BBS Terefayina on here https://t.co/76JwKNjgZ8

[CSBAG (csbag.org) @CSBAGUGANDA]

Employment, skilling, wealth creation, access to finance, fair taxation are some of the economic related aspirations Ugandans want to hear in the ongoing election campaign promises.

@JuliusMukunda
@ACODE_Uganda
@mofpedU
@ugandadebtnet
@SEATINIUGANDA

#CitizenEconomicCharter2026

[CSBAG (csbag.org) @CSBAGUGANDA]

Government to save over Ugx 35bn in annual rent fees once the JLOS House in Naguru IG Towers are completed.

Completion rate was reported at 97% and both are slated to be completed this year. This was announced at the ongoing Governance and Security Annual Programme Review for FY2024/25

The JLOS house is a multi-component project that broke ground in 2022 and is still under construction. 

@JuliusMukunda
@mofpedU
@JLOSUganda
@JudiciaryUG

[Julius Mukunda - truth always counts! @JuliusMukunda]

The state of school feeding worldwide report 2024 by
@WFP says, beyond nutrition, school meals create 1,500 jobs per 100,000 children, and strengthen local farmers & food systems. Every $1 invested in school meals it returns $3–$9 in benefits: @CSBAGUGANDA @GPforEducation

[Julius Mukunda - truth always counts! @JuliusMukunda]

Cooperation among stakeholders are key to making school meals work. At the Summit, 🇺🇬 Uganda’s head of delegation @JCMuyingo, Minister of @Educ_SportsUg, joined by @WFP Deputy Director Uganda, showed strong leadership & support for scaling school meals. @CSBAGUGANDA

[CSBAG (csbag.org) @CSBAGUGANDA]

We’re excited to share highlights from the @OAG_Uganda Stakeholder Engagement Sensitization Workshop where we showcased Kalimagezi—our AI tool simplifying access to audit info and boosting citizen participation in accountability.

Please click on this link to learn more about this tool: https://t.co/yXWpPY3Rv6

#AccountabilityNow #CSBAGUgandaUpdate

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

Jurgen Klopp on Instagram. ❤️

“This is a moment where I struggle!

There must be a bigger purpose!

But I can't see it!

I'm heartbroken to hear about the passing of Diogo and his brother André.

Diogo was a not only a fantastic player, but also a great friend, a loving and caring husband and father!

We will miss you so much!

All my prayers, thoughts and power to Rute, the kids, the family, the friends and everyone who loved them!

Rest in peace - Love”.

[CSBAG (csbag.org) @CSBAGUGANDA]

#FFD4 UPDATE: We are pleased to share with you a recent update from the ongoing #FFD4Sevilla on calls to restore trust in the international development cooperation in an increasingly multi polar world
. Click on this link for more https://t.co/9OmRlpnzqb…

@JuliusMukunda
@ACODE_Uganda
@mofpedU
@SEATINIUGANDA
@africafoicentre

[CSBAG (csbag.org) @CSBAGUGANDA]

Today CSBAG ED @JuliusMukunda discussed a paper on Uganda's agrifood systems financing landscape.

The Uganda Agrifood Systems Investment and Financing Summit is organised under the theme "Catalysing Innovative Financing and Investments in Uganda’s Agrifood Systems for Accelerated Socio-Economic Transformation and Sustainable Development."

Its primary goal is to mobilize investments and foster partnerships to transform Uganda’s agrifood systems, aligning with the National Development Plan IV.

#AgriInvest
#AgriFoodUG25
@MAAIF_Uganda
@FRAUGANDA
#Agrifood

[CSBAG (csbag.org) @CSBAGUGANDA]

This morning we are having an interface with @PPDAUganda together with CSO partners operating in 12 districts of Karamoja, West Nile, Central, Eastern and Western Uganda.

The interface is aimed at enhancing CSO knowledge and engagement on PPDA reforms such as the Contract Monitoring System and the Reservation Scheme which enhances participation of the women, youth and PWDS firms participate in public procurement

#participatoryprocurement
@JuliusMukunda
@RICEWESTNILE
@wecisnet
@REAP_PFM_Uganda
@DKinUganda
@RestlessDev

[NBS Television @Fireliglntfi]

Carol Namagembe - Deputy ED, @CSBAGUGANDA: When looking at child welfare it is good to look at it wholesomely. It will be unfair to look at it in isolation.

@WorldVisionUg

#DAC2025 #ENOUGHChildHunger

[NBS Television @Fireliglntfi]

Carol Namagembe - Deputy ED, @CSBAGUGANDA: In the recently approved budget, we see around 37% of the approved UGX 72 trillion is going to debt servicing.

@WorldVisionUg

#DAC2025 #ENOUGHChildHunger