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Supreme Court Set to Decide If Life Imprisonment Means 20 Years or Forever

Supreme Court Set to Decide If Life Imprisonment Means 20 Years or Forever

Uganda’s upreme Court is set to determine whether life imprisonment in Uganda means 20 years or a convict’s entire life, during a planned two-day constitutional session from Tuesday, March 31 to April 1 of 2026.The case stems from a December 2nd 2022 ruling by the Constitutional Court

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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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Drivers Urge Government to Improve Roads Before Enforcing Traffic Fines

Drivers Urge Government to Improve Roads Before Enforcing Traffic Fines

Drivers and motorists have called on government traffic enforcement teams to consider the condition of roads before imposing fines under the Express Penalty System (EPS).Speaking at a three-day consultative meeting in Jinja City, aimed at validating newly proposed EPS provisions, drivers a

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Uganda Parliament Passes Law to Expand Magistrates’ Jurisdiction

Uganda Parliament Passes Law to Expand Magistrates’ Jurisdiction

Committee chairperson, Hon. Baka MugabiKAMPALA – A new law aimed at increasing the financial jurisdiction of magistrates, enhancing sentencing powers and streamlining court procedures awaits presidential assent, a move lawmakers say will reduce case backlog at the High Court and improve

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Transport ministry overhauls traffic penalty system to address public outcry

Transport ministry overhauls traffic penalty system to address public outcry

Uganda's Ministry of Works and Transport extends the suspension of the automated Express Penalty Scheme (Auto EPS) and new speed limits as the review of controversial traffic laws continues.KAMPALA, Uganda — The Ministry of Works and Transport is overhauling the national automated traffi

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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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Gov’t Targets 30 km/h Zones as Express Traffic Fines Return

Gov’t Targets 30 km/h Zones as Express Traffic Fines Return

Winstone Katushabe, commissioner for road safety at the Ministry of Works and Transport addressing stakeholders on Wednesday in KampalaKAMPALA: Uganda is preparing to reinstate its automated traffic fines system, with officials now focusing on enforcing a 30 kilometres per hour speed limit

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Thieves Break into Visually Impaired Makerere University Student Room, Steal Laptop & Upkeep Money

Thieves Break into Visually Impaired Makerere University Student Room, Steal Laptop & Upkeep Money

visually impaired student at Makerere University is facing a severe disruption to his academic programme after unknown thieves broke into his room and made off with his laptop and upkeep money amounting to approximately Shs300,000 — losses that have placed his continued studies in serious jeopa

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MAO: Come clean on Speakership

MAO: Come clean on Speakership

Norbert MaoNobert Mao has no locus, objective reason or right to make personal noise in the name of seeking the speakership of our 12th Parliament. The prerogative lies with the President and his NRM Party, with whom Mao should engage privately and quietly.COMMENT | PROF MORRIS OGEN

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Using Artistes’ Work Without Paying Royalties Should Be Made A Risky Business, Says Odonga Otto

Using Artistes’ Work Without Paying Royalties Should Be Made A Risky Business, Says Odonga Otto

This bill is a game-changer for our creative industry. It will provide stronger protection for creators, streamline the sector and introduce tougher penalties for piracy and copyright infringementFormer Aruu County Member of Parliament, Odonga Otto has argued that patriotism is not about d

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