LASPNET 6th AGM Held at Kampala Serena Hotel
- 07 November 2015 -
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Members of the Legal Aid Service Providers Network converged at Kampala Serena Hotel on 23rd October 2015 for their 6th Annual General Meeting. The meeting sought to review progress achieved in the period July 2014 to June 2015 and set the pace for the activities in July 2015 to June 2016.
While opening the meeting, Mr. Samuel Herbert Nsubuga, the Board Chairperson commended members for making the Access to Justice Conference a success. The Conference had been held the previous day on 22nd October 2015 at Serena. He reminded them of the new corporate strategic plan (2015-2020) that they had validated earlier on 8th October 2015 at Silver Springs Hotel in Kampala and assured them of a final copy which would be shared after the board’s approval.
The chairperson called for a frank and candid discussion on the issues affecting the Network so as to chart a way forward for its sustainability.
Members received the Annual report for 2014/15, the audited accounts, among other reports which provided details on the activities undertaken by the Network that year, the challenges faced and suggestions for better performance.
After thorough deliberations and voting, the general assembly agreed to increase subscription fees from UG.SHS. 100,000 to 200,000/= taking effect immediately. This as explained by Mr. Gard Benda, the LASPNET Vice Chairperson was aimed at supporting the Network advance towards self-sustainability in light of limitation in funding from donors.
Nomination and voting was done for the position of Eastern Region representative on the LASPNET board, which was taken unopposed by Ms.Priscilla Aling from Land and Equity Movement Uganda (LEMU).
Mr.Richard Nsumba Muganzi, the former LASPNET Executive Director was presented with an award in recognition of his years of service to the Network. In his acceptance speech, Mr. Muganzi noted the special contribution made by a number of individuals towards the establishment and growth of LASPNET. They included; Dr. Katja Kerschbaumer from the Judiciary, Mr. Musa Mudoi of J-LOS for ensuring that the Secretariat was physically in place, Ms. Theodora Webale, the first Chairperson of the Network and MS. Berna Bakidde from the LASPNET Secretariat for the technical support.
He dedicated the award to all Legal Aid Service Providers for their varying efforts taken to serve the indigent.
