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354 MPs Sworn in as Rain and Political Rhetoric Define Day Two

354 MPs Sworn in as Rain and Political Rhetoric Define Day Two

Amelia Kyambadde returned to Parliament as Mawokota North MPA total of 170 Members of Parliament-elect were sworn in on Thursday, bringing the cumulative number to 354 as heavy rain, military precision and renewed Speakership ambitions shaped the second day of Uganda’s 12th Parliament sw

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Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Pastor Kayanja Accuser Over Absenteeism

Court Issues Arrest Warrant Against Pastor Kayanja Accuser Over Absenteeism

The Mwanga II Magistrates Court in Kampala has issued a warrant of arrest against one of the accused persons in a case involving Pastor Robert Kayanja of Rubaga Miracle Centre Cathedral after he failed to appear in court without explanation.Martin Kagoro, one of the accused in the case, di

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Mao Backs PLU Stand on Speakership Race, Demands Accountability in Parliament

Mao Backs PLU Stand on Speakership Race, Demands Accountability in Parliament

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Nobert Mao has welcomed the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU)’s decision to withdraw support for second terms for Speaker of Parliament Anita Among and her deputy Thomas Tayebwa, saying the group has been consistent in its anti-corruption stance.

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Ntungamo District Leaders Sworn In, New Executive Named

Ntungamo District Leaders Sworn In, New Executive Named

The newly elected Ntungamo District Councilors and LC5 Chairperson have been officially sworn into office in a ceremony held at Ntungamo Council Hall.The ceremony was officiated by His Worship Gordon Muhimbise, who congratulated the leaders for earning the trust of their communities and ur

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Uganda Law Society Launches Shs2.3 Billion Fund to Challenge Controversial Sovereignty Law

Uganda Law Society Launches Shs2.3 Billion Fund to Challenge Controversial Sovereignty Law

Uganda Law Society, Protection of Sovereignty Act, Constitution, Civil Liberties, Legal Challenge, Human Rights, Civic Space, Parliament, Rule of Law, Uganda PoliticsThe Uganda Law Society (ULS) has launched a Shs2.301 billion legal and civic campaign fund aimed at challenging the newly en

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M7’s New Deputy Chief Justice Kazibwe Lands in Trouble as Ssemakadde’s ULS Declares Appointment Unlawful

M7’s New Deputy Chief Justice Kazibwe Lands in Trouble as Ssemakadde’s ULS Declares Appointment Unlawful

The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has challenged the legality of President Museveni’s appointment of Justice Moses Kazibwe Kawumi as Deputy Chief Justice, warning that the entire process risks being nullified because the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) that recommended him is under active constitu

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Only Museveni can pardon Besigye, says Baryomunsi

Only Museveni can pardon Besigye, says Baryomunsi

Dr Kizza Besigye, the opposition behemoth who has been in detention for more than one year, is unlikely to regain his freedom before the conclusion of court proceedings against him, the minister of Information Dr Chris Baryomunsi, has said.Speaking to journalists after being sworn in for a

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Retiring Top Court Judge Dr. Egonda Ntende Calls Out Uganda Judiciary for Aiding NUP Mufumbiro’s Prosecution-WHO TREATS GRIEVING ORPHANS THAT WAY?

Retiring Top Court Judge Dr. Egonda Ntende Calls Out Uganda Judiciary for Aiding NUP Mufumbiro’s Prosecution-WHO TREATS GRIEVING ORPHANS THAT WAY?

The soon-retiring Court of Appeal Judge, Dr. Fredrick Steven Martins Egonda Ntende used the Thursday session the Ugandan judiciary leadership organized to celebrate his accomplishments and see him off (having clocked 70), to call upon fellow Judicial Officers to stop their cowardice and stand fir

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Evidence Points to Katanga Suicide, Senior Pathologist Onzivua Tells Court

Evidence Points to Katanga Suicide, Senior Pathologist Onzivua Tells Court

The murder trial of Molly Katanga took a dramatic turn at the High Court Criminal Division after veteran forensic pathologist Dr Sylvester Onzivua dismissed the prosecution’s postmortem findings as scientifically flawed and testified that businessman Henry Katanga most likely died by suicide af

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Xenophobic Violence: It Seems South African Government Is Complicit By Inaction

Xenophobic Violence: It Seems South African Government Is Complicit By Inaction

There are few tragedies more painful than betrayal from those who once stood shoulder to shoulder in a common struggle. That is precisely what Africa witnesses each time xenophobic violence erupts in South Africa. When mobs descend on Nigerians, Zimbabweans, Ghanaians, Ethiopians, Somalis, Mozamb

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