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Court Dustbins November 2020 Election Riot Case
High Court has dismissed an application by two law students from Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU challenging the excessive use of force and lethal weapons by security agencies to disperse assemblies. The High Court Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana dismissed the application filed by Derrick Okello Wamboga and Joel Jerry Walyono when the matter came up…
UNBS Does Not Have Capacity To Protect Ugandans Against Fake Products On Market: MPs
The Tourism, Trade and Industries Committee of parliament has slammed the Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS for failing to protect consumers against the proliferation of fake goods on the market. UNBS is mandated to enforce standards in the protection of public health, safety and the environment against dangerous, counterfeit and substandard products. The Bureau also…
Parliament Summons Foreign Affairs Minister ‘Kutesa’ To Explain Rampant Killings Of Ugandans In Rwanda
The Speaker of Parliament Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has summoned the Minister for Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa to explain to the house the growing tension between Uganda and Rwanda. Her summons come in the wake of reports that three Ugandans were shot and killed in Rwanda over the weekend plus the ongoing arrests of some…
HRNJ Joins Legal Battle Seeking Unconditional Release Of Alternative Digitalk Journalists
Human Rights Network for Journalists-HRNJ lawyers have petitioned the High Court in Kampala demanding for the production of the bodies of the detained presenters of Alternative Digitalk, an online TV, whether dead or alive. Those detained are: Norman Tumuhimbise, Arnold Musoke, Faridah Bikobere, Jeremiah Mukiibi, Tumusiime Kato, Lillian Luwedde, Teangel Nabukeera, Rogers Turyahabwe and Jjeje…
OP-ed: Zaake’s Loss Of Parliamentary Commission Position Lesson To Social Media Misusers
Kampala: The removal of Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament from the parliamentary commission should send a signal to people who misuse social media to malign others. The misusers of these social media platforms whose mainly is to vilify and disparage others- your time may soon come when those tweets or Facebook posts are used against…
PROFILE: Who Is Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah
Jacob L’Okori Oulanyah is a Ugandan agricultural economist, lawyer and politician, who servers as the Speaker of the 11th Parliament of Uganda (2021 – to date). He was elected to that position on 24 May 2021, after defeating the former Speaker Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga. He served as Deputy Speaker of the Ugandan parliament, from May…
Operation Shujaa: Somali ADF Commander Put Out Of Action By UPDF, FARDC Commandos
Eastern DRC: Operation Shujaa Joint Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and FARDC squads, have killed one Abu Aden, an Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) Commander of Somali origin. Abu Aden was killed in a battle at Malulu, seven kilometers North West of Boga town. This achievement followed a human intelligence report about ADF terrorists’ presence in…
State Prosecutor Arraigned In Court Over UGX 1.5m Bribe
The Resident Chief State Attorney attached to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Masindi, Charles Bogere Bwiso has been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala and charged with corruption. Bwiso, a resident at Fortunate Guest House in Masindi municipality, Masindi district has been arraigned in court together with detective Sergent Rehema…
Education Ministry Tells Schools To Halt Use Of Smartphones
The Ministry of Education and Sports has asked schools to halt the use of smartphones as teaching aids. The State Minister for Higher Education, Dr Chrysostom Muyingo issued the orders at a press briefing at the Ministry of Education offices in Kampala. The minister noted that while smartphones can bridge the ICT gap in schools and…
‘Double Proceedings On Similar Offences Is An Abuse Of Court Process’ Ssemakadde Objects Move By DPP To Takeover His Case
Renowned human rights lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has opposed the move by the Director of Public Prosecutions to take over the privately instituted suit of offensive communication and criminal libel against him. Last month, lawyer Robert Rutaro Muhairwe filed a criminal case against Ssemakadde for allegedly attacking the Civil Division High Court Judge, Musa Ssekaana on…