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Supreme Court Set to Decide If Life Imprisonment Means 20 Years or Forever

Supreme Court Set to Decide If Life Imprisonment Means 20 Years or Forever

Uganda’s upreme Court is set to determine whether life imprisonment in Uganda means 20 years or a convict’s entire life, during a planned two-day constitutional session from Tuesday, March 31 to April 1 of 2026.The case stems from a December 2nd 2022 ruling by the Constitutional Court

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Why the ICC Statute is at conflict with Municipal Law on immunities of Heads of State

Why the ICC Statute is at conflict with Municipal Law on immunities of Heads of State

In Uganda, a cultural leader once invoked presidential immunity after failing to pay for fish he had ordered from suppliers in the late 1960s. Whereas presidential immunity is something that municipal legislations speak about with sublime reservations, the ICC has no appetite for presidential imm

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West Nile war victims urged to register for national compensation plan

West Nile war victims urged to register for national compensation plan

The West Nile Compensation Advocacy Network, established in October 2025, is spearheading the verification process as part of broader efforts to secure reparations through peaceful and structured engagement.West Nile war claimants pose for a group photo after a community engagement meeting

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Haifa Oil Refinery Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts at Bazan Oil Refinery in Israel Following Missile and Drone Attack

Haifa Oil Refinery Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts at Bazan Oil Refinery in Israel Following Missile and Drone Attack

Mumbai, March 30: A significant fire broke out at the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa's industrial zone in Israel today, Monday, March 30, following a coordinated missile and drone attack launched from Iran and Lebanon. Local emergency services responded to reports of multiple impacts near the facili

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Over 20,000 Ugandans in South Africa stall visa-free talks

Over 20,000 Ugandans in South Africa stall visa-free talks

More than 20,000 Ugandans living illegally in South Africa have delayed talks on a visa-free travel deal, officials say.Efforts to secure visa-free travel between Uganda and South Africa for holders of ordinary passports have slowed down due to a growing number of Ugandans living there ill

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Ssemujju Dismisses ‘Behind-the-Scenes’ Opposition-Government Talks as ‘Welfare Issues Aimed at One Party’

Ssemujju Dismisses ‘Behind-the-Scenes’ Opposition-Government Talks as ‘Welfare Issues Aimed at One Party’

Outgoing Kira Municipality Member of Parliament and Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, who also serves as the spokesperson for the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), has raised concerns over what he described as opaque and informal political engagements in Uganda, calling for structured and public dialogu

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Iran Opens War Volunteer Scheme To Children As Young As 12 –Report

Iran Opens War Volunteer Scheme To Children As Young As 12 –Report

The report stated that individuals aged 12 and above are eligible to enlist in the scheme.Authorities in Iran have come under scrutiny after reportedly launching a controversial volunteer mobilization campaign that allows children as young as 12 to participate in activities tied to nationa

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How Iran destroyed US base’s $500m battlefield nerve centre

How Iran destroyed US base’s $500m battlefield nerve centre

In a picture verified by AFP, the mangled airframe of the US air force jet stands on the runway of Prince Sultan air base in Saudi ArabiaThe mangled airframe of the four-engined US air force jet stands on the runway of Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia.Amid the twisted metal,

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Tax on Used Clothes to Increase to 30%

Tax on Used Clothes to Increase to 30%

Government’s plan to double taxes on used clothes signals renewed industrial ambition but risks squeezing low-income consumers and destabilising a fragile garments sector. With local production still insufficient, the policy revives old debates: can protection drive growth without first fixing

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Uganda’s impeding debt crisis

Uganda’s impeding debt crisis

In a recent podcast of Bad Natives, I argued that there is a real risk of Uganda defaulting on her domestic bonds in two to three years. It makes little sense to judge a country’s debt sustainability using the debt-to-GDP ratio. GDP is not a resource of government which it can use to pay credit

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