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List: JSC Confirms 25 Acting Judicial Officers To Permanent Status
The judiciary has appointed twenty-five judicial officers at different levels to dispense justice to Ugandans and reduce on the case backlogs. In a message released by Judicial service commission, the newly appointed officers range from the senior principal magistrates grade l, acting chief magistrates, principal magistrates grade 1,and senior magistrates grade 1. The Ugandan constitution…
In Hot Soup: Security Investigates UNRA Officials Over Kampala-Jinja Highway Extortion
Uganda Security Agencies have launched investigations into allegations of extortion by some officials at Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA), who are accused of demanding millions of shillings from residents along the Kampala–Jinja Highway to spare residents who are encroaching on road reserves. According to the source, one Robert Tumwine the head enforcement Operations (UNRA), on…
Scandal: IGG Grills Education Ministry Director For Altering Age To Bypass Retirement
A recent whistleblower report submitted to the Inspector General of Government (IGG) has accused Ismail Mulindwa the Director of Basic and Secondary Education at the Ministry of Education and Sports, of manipulating his official age in order to extend his stay in public office well beyond the mandatory retirement The report, dated September 9, 2024,…