In a decisive move to curb professional misconduct within the legal fraternity, the Law Council Disciplinary Committee has officially banned Kampala-based advocate Richard Buzibira from practicing law.The committee found him guilty of gross fraud and negligence after he used forged documen
Ephrance Kenyonyozi has made history after being officially sworn in as the first female LC5 chairperson of Kitagwenda District since the district was created.Kenyonyozi took oath on Monday at the district headquarters during a ceremony attended by political leaders, civil servants and res
The bail hearing for former Butambala County MP Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi and 24 co-accused was adjourned to June 1 after state prosecutors said they were attending the Annual Prosecutors’ Symposium in Kampala.The three-day symposium, running at Hotel Africana under the theme “Enhancing
The Constitutional Court has outlawed the practice of Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), security agencies and local government officials interfering with the execution of court orders by court bailiffs, declaring such actions illegal.In a landmark judgment, the court ruled that requi
A series of detailed leaks by whistleblower Brendan A. Wadri has exposed multi-billion shilling procurement controversies, asset diversion, and alleged kickback schemes within Uganda’s national carrier, Uganda Airlines. These revelations emerge amidst an active, high-level crackdown led by the
section of politicians who were blocked from contesting in Bukedea District have accused outgoing Speaker of Parliament Anita Among of orchestrating intimidation, electoral manipulation, and abuse of state institutions, demanding that she apologise to the people of Teso.The aggrieved polit
The NRM CEC met at least twice to discuss the positions of the speaker and deputy speaker of the 12th parliament but Anita Among, who is the second national vice chairperson of the ruling party, was not in attendance.President Museveni, who is also the NRM national chairman, had instructed
Police in Ibanda District have recovered the body of a young girl believed to have been murdered and dumped near a riverbank in a case that has shocked residents of Ibanda Municipality.The decomposing body of the unidentified minor, estimated to be between eight and nine years old, was dis
Since it was announced that Starlink had been granted a licence to operate in Uganda, there has been significant debate around what this means for Uganda’s communications sector and the terms of the licence in particular.Taxation of Starlink and data sovereignty are two of the key issues
NRM aspirants for Speaker and Deputy Speaker withdrew from the races, leaving Oboth Oboth and Tayebwa as the party’s consensus candidates.All National Resistance Movement (NRM) aspirants for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Parliament have stepped down in favour of Jacob Oboth Oboth and Tho
