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17 Jun '26
Kampala High Court judge has awarded journalist Pidson Kareire Shs30 million in damages after ruling that his constitutional rights were violated through unlawful detention, torture, and denial of access to legal representation, family members, and medical care..The decision, delivered by
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17 Jun '26
Elizabeth Nyasuna, who worked as Team Leader at Stanbic Bank’s Entebbe branch, has been awarded Shs 40 million by the court after the bank unlawfully dismissed her over a suspicious Shs 75 million cash withdrawal in 2012.Justice Anthony Wabwire Musana of the Industrial Court said Stanbic
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17 Jun '26
Uganda's €2.7bn ($3.1bn) Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) project could be under threat, with Chief of Defence Forces Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba proclaiming on June 16 that the contract awarded to Turkey’s Yapi Merkezi had been “cancelled”.There has been no confirmation or denial from the
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16 Jun '26
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has said Uganda cancelled its $3 billion SGR contract with Turkish firm Yapi Merkezi and has called for a PLU demonstration at the Turkish Embassy in Kampala.Chief of Defence Forces and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has cl
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15 Jun '26
In 2006, Mariam Namutebi, who was living and working in Switzerland, wanted to construct a three-storeyed rental house on her land at Busega, Kampala.She started sending her sister Hadijja Nassuna money to oversee the project.Namutebi says she entered a verbal agreement with Nassuna
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15 Jun '26
Maj Gen (rtd) Kahinda Otafiire, the former minister of Internal Affairs, didn’t mince his words about the leadership of the Uganda Police Force as he handed over office to the new minister last week.As Prof Ephraim Kamuntu officially took the reins from Gen Otafiire as minister of Intern
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13 Jun '26
Kampala, Uganda – The National Council for Higher Education (NCHE) has issued fresh guidance prohibiting recipients of honorary doctorates from using the title “Doctor” in academic, professional or official settings, in a move aimed at protecting the integrity of Uganda’s higher education
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13 Jun '26
Residents of Rwamiramira Village in Kinuuka Sub-county, Lyantonde District, have expressed dissatisfaction with a recent court ruling in a long-running cattle theft case, arguing that the judgment did not fully reflect the evidence presented.The case dates back to 2024 when Ms. Jolly Murom
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12 Jun '26
The Premier League have announced new Premier League rules and refereeing guidance ahead of the 2026/27 Premier League season; among new guidance, hair-pulls can result in a yellow card if deliberate but without excessive force; Three reds were issued for pulling hair last seasonReferees w
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12 Jun '26
The High Court has found that the actions of senior police officers SP Edina Nyiraneza, SP Atamba Phoebe, and Cpl Richard Wandeya violated the fundamental rights of two applicants, awarding them a total of Shs 80 million in damages. Justice Stephen Mubiru delivered the ruling on June 8, 2026, in