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Uganda National Roads Authority Officially Dissolved
Uganda National Roads Authority Officially Dissolved
KAMPALA, Uganda | President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the Uganda National Roads Authority Act (Repeal) Act 2024, effectively dissolving the Uganda National Roads…
  • December 18th, 2024
  • Grace Busingye
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Why Ugandan Men Are Rushing for DNA Tests
Why Ugandan Men Are Rushing for DNA Tests
KAMPALA, Uganda | Uganda has seen a significant increase in the demand for DNA testing, driven by men seeking to confirm paternity. The Directorate of…
  • December 18th, 2024
  • Monica Mutanguha
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Kampala Socialite Don Nasser Granted Bail in Aggravated Trafficking Case
Kampala Socialite Don Nasser Granted Bail in Aggravated Trafficking Case
KAMPALA, Uganda | Kampala businessman and socialite, Nasser Nduhukire, popularly known as Don Nasser, has been granted bail by the International Crimes Division (ICD) of…
  • December 18th, 2024
  • Tom Okiror
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Ssemakadde Moves Court to Dismiss Charges Linked to Comments About the DPP
Ssemakadde Moves Court to Dismiss Charges Linked to Comments About the DPP
KAMPALA, Uganda | The President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), Isaac Kimaze Ssemakadde, has petitioned Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court to dismiss criminal charges…
  • December 3rd, 2024
  • Tom Okiror
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Burora Fails to Appear in Court Over Hate Speech Charges
Burora Fails to Appear in Court Over Hate Speech Charges
KAMPALA, Uganda | Herbert Burora Anderson, the former Deputy Resident City Commissioner (RCC), has been summoned by the Chief Magistrate of Buganda Road Court to…
  • December 3rd, 2024
  • Bernadette Nakayenze
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Kenyan Lawyer Martha Karua Yet to Receive Practicing Certificate to Represent Besigye
Kenyan Lawyer Martha Karua Yet to Receive Practicing Certificate to Represent Besigye
KAMPALA, Uganda | Kenyan lawyer Martha Karua is yet to receive her Temporary Practicing Certificate from the Uganda Law Council, preventing her from officially representing…
  • December 2nd, 2024
  • Grace Busingye
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High Court Overturns Suspension of Engineer Implicated in Deadly Fuel Station Incident
High Court Overturns Suspension of Engineer Implicated in Deadly Fuel Station Incident
KAMPALA, Uganda | The High Court of Uganda, presided over by Hon. Justice Esta Nambayo, has set aside the one-year suspension of Engineer Fredrick Mubiru…
  • December 2nd, 2024
  • Monica Mutanguha
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Lawyer in Hot Soup for Ignoring Supreme Court Order
Lawyer in Hot Soup for Ignoring Supreme Court Order
KAMPALA, Uganda | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has granted non-cash bail of UGX 30 million to Arthur David Bagambe, a 47-year-old banker, and…
  • December 2nd, 2024
  • Bernadette Nakayenze
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Uganda Money Lenders Threaten to Sue Over Interest Rate Cap
Uganda Money Lenders Threaten to Sue Over Interest Rate Cap
KAMPALA, Uganda | Money lenders in Uganda have issued a formal notice of intention to sue the government over a recently enacted regulation capping their…
  • November 30th, 2024
  • Monica Mutanguha
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Judiciary Deploys New Judicial Officers, Transfers 45 to Enhance Service Delivery
Judiciary Deploys New Judicial Officers, Transfers 45 to Enhance Service Delivery
KAMPALA, Uganda | The Judiciary in Uganda has deployed 25 newly appointed Judicial Officers and transferred 45 others at the rank of Registrars and Magistrates.…
  • November 30th, 2024
  • Tom Okiror
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Court Condemns Misuse of Caveats to Frustrate Estate Distribution
Court Condemns Misuse of Caveats to Frustrate Estate Distribution
KAMPALA, Uganda | The High Court of Uganda has ruled that beneficiaries cannot misuse caveats to obstruct the authority of an estate administrator. In a…
  • November 30th, 2024
  • Grace Busingye
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Kenya Admits 800 New Advocates to Practice Law
Kenya Admits 800 New Advocates to Practice Law
NAIROBI, Kenya | In a ceremony held at the Supreme Court on Friday, Chief Justice Martha Koome admitted over 800 lawyers to the Roll of…
  • November 29th, 2024
  • Tom Okiror
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Sexual Offences Bill Reopens Anti-Homosexuality Wounds in Parliament
Sexual Offences Bill Reopens Anti-Homosexuality Wounds in Parliament
KAMPALA, Uganda | The scrutiny of the Sexual Offences Bill, 2024, was meant to focus on strengthening protections for victims of sexual violence. Instead, it…
  • November 29th, 2024
  • Grace Busingye
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Masaka ODPP Staff Arrested in Bribery Scandal
Masaka ODPP Staff Arrested in Bribery Scandal
MASAKA, Uganda | An office assistant at the Regional Director of Public Prosecution’s office in Masaka City has been arrested after being caught red-handed soliciting…
  • November 29th, 2024
  • Trema Namara
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Should Parents Decide Who You Marry? MPs clash Over Mandatory Parental Consent
Should Parents Decide Who You Marry? MPs clash Over Mandatory Parental Consent
KAMPALA, Uganda | A proposal in Uganda's Marriage Bill to make parental consent mandatory for individuals under 21 years seeking Christian marriages is drawing sharp…
  • November 29th, 2024
  • Bernadette Nakayenze
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Law Society Set to Elect New Judicial Service Commissioners
Law Society Set to Elect New Judicial Service Commissioners
KAMPALA, Uganda | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has announced elections for its representatives to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), scheduled to take place during…
  • November 27th, 2024
  • Grace Busingye
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Is Your Money Safe? What the Law Says About Bank of Uganda’s Money Heist
Is Your Money Safe? What the Law Says About Bank of Uganda’s Money Heist
OPINION | News about a cyber-attack on Bank of Uganda resulting in billions of shillings siphoned away by hackers is more than just unsettling headlines.…
  • November 27th, 2024
  • Wandera Francis
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Lawyers Embroiled in Forgery Claims Over Contentious Land Dispute
Lawyers Embroiled in Forgery Claims Over Contentious Land Dispute
KAMPALA, Uganda | Robert Senfuka and Umar Nyanzi, both city lawyers and partners at SK and Partners Advocates, have been summoned to appear before the…
  • November 26th, 2024
  • Trema Namara
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Trafficking and Defilement! Socialite Don Nasser sent for trial
Trafficking and Defilement! Socialite Don Nasser sent for trial
KAMPALA, Uganda | Popular socialite Nasser Nduhukire, commonly known as Don Nasser, has been committed to the High Court to face charges of aggravated trafficking…
  • November 26th, 2024
  • Bernadette Nakayenze
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Kenya’s Iron Lady Martha Karua to Lead Besigye’s Legal Team
Kenya’s Iron Lady Martha Karua to Lead Besigye’s Legal Team
KAMPALA, Uganda | Kenya's former Justice Minister, Martha Karua, has been appointed to lead a 50-member legal team representing Ugandan opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye…
  • November 25th, 2024
  • Grace Busingye
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Inside the Power Struggle at the Law Society
Inside the Power Struggle at the Law Society
KAMPALA, Uganda | The Uganda Law Society (ULS) is embroiled in a leadership crisis that has brought underlying governance challenges to the forefront. A cascade…
  • November 25th, 2024
  • Tom Okiror
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Inside Justice Kisakye’s Journey to Exile
Inside Justice Kisakye’s Journey to Exile
KAMPALA, Uganda | Information has emerged that Justice Esther Kitimbo Kisakye, a former justice of Uganda’s Supreme Court, has gone into exile due to alleged…
  • November 23rd, 2024
  • Grace Busingye
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Preventive Arrest is Constitutional: Court Upholds Controversial Police Powers
Preventive Arrest is Constitutional: Court Upholds Controversial Police Powers
KAMPALA, Uganda | The Constitutional Court of Uganda has upheld the legality of police powers to carry out preventive arrests, dismissing a petition that questioned…
  • November 22nd, 2024
  • Grace Busingye
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Constitutional Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Parliament’s COVID-19 Cash Bonanza
Constitutional Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Parliament’s COVID-19 Cash Bonanza
KAMPALA, Uganda | The Constitutional Court of Uganda has dismissed a petition challenging Parliament’s allocation of UGX 10 billion to Members of Parliament during the…
  • November 22nd, 2024
  • Tom Okiror
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