The General Court Martial sitting in Makindye, Kampala, has ruled that it holds the authority to prosecute crimes committed outside of Uganda.The ruling follows a case where the military court’s jurisdiction was
Isaac Ssemakadde, President of the Uganda Law Society, has filed a petition with Uganda's Chief Justice Owiny Dollo. The petition challenges the prosecution of civilians in military courts, highlighting the recent detention of Kizza Besigye. Besigye was reported
The Namulesa North Ward councilor in Jinja City, who belongs to the Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party has abandoned his seat and fled the country, citing alleged “persecution” from the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party officials. Joseph Ngobi, 25, popularly
Unidentified people abducted, beat and seriously injured a senior Tanzanian opposition party official before dumping her in a forest, her party said on Sunday, a month after a similar abduction and murder of another of its party leaders. The reported cases may taint the reformist image o
A 45-year-old soldier from the elite Special Forces Command (SFC) is said to be on the run after allegedly shooting dead three civilians and critically injuring three others in Agago District, northern Uganda. Number RA/249451 Pte Bony Ameny, a resident of Ocini Tetulu village, Kamdini
Two Ugandan engineers who were abducted by South Sudan soldiers a couple of months ago have been released.The freed hostages have been identified as Mr Joachim Musinguzi and Mr Julius Kitende.
South Sudan President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Thursday, through a presidential decree, dismissed his long-time intelligence chief and appointed him as the governor of his home state. Lt Gen Akol Khoor, who led the National Security Service’s (NSS) Internal Security Bureau, was replace
It is great to see you recuperate from the injuries you sustained in the melee that occurred in Bulindo a fortnight ago. How do you feel now? Health-wise, I am feeling better and all the small wounds on the skin are covering up. However, there is still excruciating pain in the inner part
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzanian police arrested several high-profile opposition figures on Monday, including the chairman and deputy chairman of the country’s main opposition party, CHADEMA. The arrests came ahead of planned protests against what the party alleges is a government crackdown on it
Members of Parliament from northern Uganda have tasked the government to fast-track the gazettement and development of key monuments and cultural heritage sites as an ingredient to spur the economic development of the region.
