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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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Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka halts cases under nullified provisions

Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka halts cases under nullified provisions

Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has formally written to courts of law and relevant government institutions, notifying them of a landmark ruling by the Constitutional Court of Uganda that declared the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act 2022 null and void.In his communication, Kiwanuka direct

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Husband held as UPDF soldier dies in Luwero house fire

Husband held as UPDF soldier dies in Luwero house fire

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has intensified investigations into the death of corporal Christine Babirye after emerging details suggested the incident may be linked to domestic violence.Babirye, who was attached to Bombo military hospital, succumbed to severe burn injuries o

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DPP, Judiciary Trade Blame Over Stalled Court Martial Files One Year After Landmark Judgement

DPP, Judiciary Trade Blame Over Stalled Court Martial Files One Year After Landmark Judgement

More than a year after the Supreme Court barred trials of civilians in Uganda’s military courts, hundreds of cases remain unresolved as the Judiciary and DPP trade blame over stalled transfers.A year after the Supreme Court of Uganda ruled that civilians cannot be tried in military court

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Rakai RDC Sarah Kiyimba Takes on Land Grabbers, Eyes Bigger Role in Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s Next Government

Rakai RDC Sarah Kiyimba Takes on Land Grabbers, Eyes Bigger Role in Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s Next Government

RAKAI — In a region long plagued by bitter land wrangles and fraud, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Rakai, Sarah Kiyimba, has emerged as one of the most vocal government officials confronting land grabbers while positioning herself as a rising political figure within the ruling esta

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Ex-UPDF Soldier Sentenced to 45 years in jail Over Defilement

Ex-UPDF Soldier Sentenced to 45 years in jail Over Defilement

Arua- In a noble affirmation of the rule of law and the protection of children, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has successfully prosecuted a former UPDF soldier, Anguzu Andrew (AA) for defiling a 13-year old girl, and the High Court sitting in Arua has sentenced him to 4

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Muwanga Kivumbi Wants Speedy Trial As He Struggles To Secure Justice For Supporters Killed At His Butambala Home

Muwanga Kivumbi Wants Speedy Trial As He Struggles To Secure Justice For Supporters Killed At His Butambala Home

Incarcerated National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president in charge of Buganda Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi wants the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Lino Anguzu to speed up his criminal trial on charges related to terrorismIncarcerated National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy president in

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Ex-NDA Lawyer Leila Katusiime Faces Arrest For Defying Uganda’s IGG Orders

Ex-NDA Lawyer Leila Katusiime Faces Arrest For Defying Uganda’s IGG Orders

Leila Katusiime, a former lawyer at NDA, risks arrest after it came to the IGG’s attention, through whistle blower info, that her written directive was ignored and the NDA former board members organized a secretive ceremony at four points hotel in Kololo and defiantly swore themselves in.

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URA recovers Shs1 billion in fines from smuggled electronics

URA recovers Shs1 billion in fines from smuggled electronics

MBALE: The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has recovered over Shs1 billion in fines from traders involved in the smuggling of phones and other electronics in the eastern region.The operation codenamed “You cannot smuggle a phone without paying taxes,” that started three weeks ago, was r

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Museveni warns NUP against fresh insurrection plots

Museveni warns NUP against fresh insurrection plots

KAMPALA – President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has accused the National Unity Platform (NUP) of orchestrating the 2021 machete attacks in Greater Masaka that left 28 elderly people brutally killed, as he warned of what he described as fresh opposition schemes to destabilize the country during the r

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