Arrest by Ministerial Command is Not the Rule of Law
Uganda's fight against corruption must be firm and visible, but recent ministerial arrest directives raise serious questions about due process, institutional independence...
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Attorney-General heads to Supreme Court to challenge Court of Appeal's acquittal of Ex-MASLOC boss
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice has announced plans to challenge the Court of Appeal's decision acquitting and discharging former Chief Executive Officer of...
Woman Jailed Over Shs249m Pegasus Technologies Fraud Proceeds
KAMPALA, Uganda: The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a Kampala woman to five years in prison for knowingly receiving Shs249 million stolen from...
Kasese High Court Acquits Five Men in LC Chairperson Murder Case
The High Court in Kasese has acquitted five men charged with murder and aggravated robbery over the killing of a local council chairperson, citing insufficient evidence a...
Climate Change Linked to Increasing Domestic Violence In Homes
Gender based violence is increasingly being linked to the effects of climate change.Ann Nassamula, a Senior Programme Officer at the Centre for Domestic Violence Preventi...
Anti-Corruption Court Resumes UGX3.4 Billion Buyaka Compensation Case
The Anti-Corruption Division resumed hearing the corruption case involving former Permanent Secretary, Geraldine Ssali, and her co-accused. Ssali and five co-accused were...
No Selective Justiceâ€: NRM Network demands equal justice after Nandutu jailing in Iron Sheets case
Kampala, Uganda: The NRM Revolutionary Network (NRN), an umbrella body for youthful revolutionary cadres in the ruling party, has called for equal and comprehensive accou...
Katanga murder trial: Defence seeks Molly’s acquittal at no-case stage
Ms. Molly Katanga (right), the key suspect in the murder of her husband Henry Katanga, speaks to one of her lawyers Bruce Musinguzi at the High Court in Kampala on July 2...
Medical councils urged to handle malpractice complaints before criminal cases
Dr. Francis Luigi Adwok, Advocate and Head of the Immunity Lifting Committee at the South Sudan Bar Association, speaking during the South Sudan Doctors’ Union sym...
Medical councils urged to handle malpractice complaints before criminal cases
Dr. Francis Luigi Adwok, Advocate and Head of the Immunity Lifting Committee at the South Sudan Bar Association, speaking during the South Sudan Doctors’ Union sym...