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    Efficacy of laws on consumer protection under microfinance business in Uganda
    (Kampala International University, School of Law, 2018-05) Natocho, Judith Syfuna
    This research is investigates the existence of a legal framework on consumer protection in Uganda. Despite rampant abuses of the rights of the consumer in Uganda, there is nowhere to run for redress. This is because despite concerted efforts to have a law in place to protect Ugandan consumers in the last ten years, the government is yet to give it the attention it deserves probably because of its investor-centric approach to commercial issues. The fate of consumers in Uganda is similar to those in many countries if a survey released on World Consumer Rights Day (March 15, 2013) is to be believed. A survey of consumer protection legislation conducted by Consumers International (CI) in 58 countries has revealed a concerning lack of government attention with regard to consumer rights. According to Consumers International, consumers rights include; the right to derive satisfaction from the product consumed, the right to safety, the right to be informed, the right to choose, and the right to be heard and to seek redress (if aggrieved) as well as the right to be educated about a product before consumption. But these rights are often trampled upon, partly because if a lack of policy and the appropriate legal framework. This research therefore nvestigated on the various provisions related to consumer protection and still finds that the government needs to create proper consumer protection legislation.