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| Basic data | |
| Capital | Kampala |
| Population | 4million |
| Language | English, Swahili, Luganda and other local languages |
| Religion | Christianity |
| State system | parliamentary democracy |
| Head of State | Yoweri Museveni |
| Head of government | Robinah Nabbanja |
| Currency name | Ugandan shilling |
| Travel | |
| Time shift | +1h (summer CET time), +2h (winter CET time) |
| Economy | 2021 |
| Nominal GDP (billion USD) | 101.6 |
| Economic growth (%) | 5.1 |
| Inflation (%) | 2.2 |
| Unemployment (%) | ON |
Uganda has very positive relations with the Czech Republic. The country is a member of the East African Community (EAC), AfCFTA (Africa Continental Free Trade Area) and is actively involved in UN peacekeeping missions. The country is trying to break out of the position of a country that exports unprocessed commodities.
According to allcountrylist, the trend is to build a manufacturing industry and then export value-added products. For this, Uganda needs to industrialize the country and especially agriculture. He also wants to strengthen agricultural self-sufficiency. Uganda has very fertile soil and has the potential to become the breadbasket of East Africa.
The good name of the Czech Republic in Uganda helps Czech exports in the long term. The main export items are agricultural technology, defense and security equipment. Czech exports to Uganda are stable and the trade balance is significantly positive for the Czech Republic. The country is interested not only in finished products, but also in the transfer of know-how.
President Yoweri Museveni (b. 1944) has been in power since 1986, his candidacy in the 2021 elections was made possible by constitutional changes that his NRM party pushed through in parliament in 2017 despite protests from the opposition and the population; until then, the age limit for presidential candidates was 75. Already in 2005, the constitutional limit on the number of mandates was removed. Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine (b. 1982), musician and opposition member of parliament, representative of the young generation strongly dissatisfied with the government (apart from the authoritarian style and militarization of the country, mainly with high unemployment), clearly became the dominant figure of the opposition in the elections. While Museveni emphasizes his achievements, the need for continuity and stability, this rhetoric has long worn off with younger voters. As a result, arguments about Museveni’s indisputable merits for Uganda are also missed. Dictators Idi Amin and Milton Obote are to voters under 35, who have never experienced a president other than Museveni, just ancient history with no relevance to solving their everyday political and economic problems. According to demographic data, a full 81% (!) of Uganda’s population is under the age of 35. In the future, we can therefore expect growing tensions between the country’s leadership and the young generation.
Contacts
Subchapters:
- Contacts to Czech embassies in the territory
- Practical telephone numbers (emergency services, police, firefighters, information lines, etc.)
- Important Internet links and contacts
Contacts at the embassies of the Czech Republic in the territory
Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic / Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic
12 Kampala Road, Charm Towers, Ground Floor, Suite 139 PO Box 33996 Kampala, Uganda
Phone +256-41450619, +256-757450832, +256-718889900
E-mail: czconsul@kla.co.ug, kampala@honorary.mzv.cz
Head of Office: Stephen Mpuuga KABOYO, Honorary Consul
Jurisdiction of the office: the entire territory of the Republic of Uganda
Office hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (except public holidays of the Czech Republic and Uganda)
The emergency telephone line of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Nairobi (phone number +254 726 489 626) operates only outside the embassy’s working hours and is intended exclusively for citizens of the Czech Republic in an emergency or threat to life or health.
The ideal connection from Entebbe International Airport to the Honorary Consulate is by taxi. For safety reasons, we recommend arranging a ride at the counter of an authorized taxi service directly in the airport building (or using the Uber service) and in no case use the services of drivers waiting in front of the airport building. We fundamentally do not recommend public transport for safety and hygiene reasons. Travel time from the airport is 1 to 3 hours, depending on traffic density. The distance between the international airport and the honorary consulate is 40-50 km, depending on the chosen route. The Honorary Consulate is located in the center of Kampala.
Practical telephone numbers (emergency services, police, firemen, information lines, etc.)
Universal telephone number (free) for emergency assistance (police, fire, ambulance) 999 or 112
- Police (Uganda Police Force) See https://www.upf.go.ug/national-emergence-toll-free-numbers-for-public-safety/ for practical phone numbers
Free emergency numbers Police headquarters (Police headquarters) 0800199990, 0800199991, 0800199992
NATIONAL EMERGENCY CALL CENTER POLICE HEADQUARTERS 0800199399
TOURISM POLICE 0800300117
INFORMATION ROOM CPS KAMPALA 0800122291
OPERATIONS POLICE HEADQUARTERS 0800199699
TRAFFIC OPERATIONS CPS 0800199099
INCIDENT ROOM CPS (COMMAND CENTER) 0800199088
SID – KIREKA 0800199288
MASAKA OPERATIONS 0800199599
PSU BUKOTO 800199299/ 0800199199
CIID HQTRS ANTI CHILD SACRIFICE 0800199499
KIBULI LANDS (CIID) 0800100999
POLITICAL AND ELECTION OFFENSES 0800100912
CRIME INTELLIGENCE HEAD QUARTERS BUGOROBI 0800199188
ASTU OPERATIONS 0800300112
BUNDIBUGYO – RWENZORI REGIONS 0800300101
CANINE 0800300900
JOC CID HQTRS 0800300111
COMMUNICATION – TELECOM SERVICES POLHEAD 0800300105
DIRECTORATE OF CPC 0800300109
FFP HEADQUARTERS 0800300116
FIRE STATION BUSIA 0800300110
KASESE – RWENZORI REGION 0800300106
KIGEZI REGION OPERATIONS 0800300104
MARINES 0800300113
OPERATIONS – ELEGU BORDER POINT 0800300120
OPERATIONS – KAPCHORWA SIPI REGION 0800300103
- Fire department (Fire Department) Universal number for help in an emergency, including in case of fire: 112 Fire department and rescue service -. toll free number 0800121222
The following numbers can also be called in Kampala: Uganda Police Fire Brigade Kampala: 0800199299, +256 414347558 Fire Masters Ltd Kampala: +256 414258912, +256 312260375
- Medical emergency service and medical emergency (Ambulance / Emergency Medical Services)
Universal number for help in an emergency, including an accident, injury or situation requiring immediate medical attention: 999
City Ambulance +256 392177174
Ambulance Africa +256 704448406
Elpa Uganda limited +256 393228050
St. John Ambulance +256 41 4230671
Important web links and contacts
Office of the President website: https://op.go.ug/ website: https://www.statehouse.go.ug/ Email: info@statehouse.go.ug Office of the Prime Minister website: https: //opm.go.ug/
- Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries website: www.agriculture.go.ug Email: info@agriculture.go.ug
- Ministry of Information and Communications Technology website: http://www.ict.go.ug/ E-mail: ictinfo@ict.go.ug
- Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs website: www.defence.go.ug Email: mod.ps@defence.go.ug Email: spokesperson@defence.go.ug
- Ministry of Disaster Preparedness and Refugees website: https://opm.go.ug/ E-mail: ps@opm.go.ug
- Ministry of East African Community Affairs website: https://www.meaca.go.ug/ Email: meaca@meaca.go.ug
- Ministry of Education and Sports website: www.education.go.ug Email: permasec@education.go.ug
- Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development website: www.energyandminerals.go.ug Email: ict@energy.go.ug
- Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development website: www.finance.go.ug
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: www.mofa.go.ug
- Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development website: www.mglsd.go.ug E-Mail: ps@mglsd.go.ug
- Ministry of Health website: www.health.go.ug Email: info@health.go.ug
- Ministry of Internal Affairs website: http://www.mia.go.ug/ E-mail: info@mia.go.ug
- Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs website: http://justice.go.ug/ E-mail: info@justice.go.ug
- Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development website: https://mlhud.go.ug Email: mlhud@mlhud.go.ug, denis.obbo@mlhud.go.ug
- Ministry of Local Government website: www.molg.go.ug Email: ps@molg.go.ug
- Ministry of Public Service website: https://publicservice.go.ug Email: ps@publicservice.go.ug
- Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives website: www.mtic.go.ug Email: mintrade@mtic.go.ug
- Ministry of Water and Environment website: www.mwe.go.ug Email: mwe@mwe.go.ug
- Ministry of Works and Transport website: https://www.works.go.ug Email: mowt@works.go.ug
- Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation website: https://mosti.go.ug Email: info@mosti.go.ug
- Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities website: https://www.tourism.go.ug Email: info@tourism.go.ug
