Members of parliament have been recalled from their short recess tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Information from parliament\u2019s public relations office indicates that the House will sit at 2.00pm to consider the Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2015.<\/p>\n
The Bill seeks to amend the Anti-Terrorism Act 2002 to harmonize the definition of \u201cfunds\u201d with that in the International Convention on the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, 1999;<\/p>\n
It is also aimed at amending the definitions of \u201cterrorism\u201d and \u201cacts of terrorism\u201d to include the international aspects envisaged by the convention; and for related purposes.<\/p>\n
It also seeks to provide a suite of measures which are specifically designed to strengthen and improve Uganda\u2019s counter-terrorism legislative framework to comply with Uganda\u2019s international obligations and respond to terrorism threats.<\/p>\n
It was referred to the Defense and Internal Affairs Committee on 30th April 2015.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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