In the vibrant landscape of Uganda’s politics, and as the nation gears up for another election cycle, there has been a debate among the populace on the quality of legislators who are sent to Parliament. As the debate rages on, it’s been realized that these quiet MPs are devoid of information, while others battle contestation…
The Prime Minister, Robinah Nabanjja, has said Government through Uganda Development Corporation (UDC) is developing regulations for partnership with former Ethiopia First Lady, Azeb Mesfin Haile, to manage the Soroti Fruit Factory. She said this in response to Speaker Anita Among’s query on whether the factory had been given out to a private investor, following…
Government of Uganda has tabled the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, 2023, seeking to increase the number of judges on both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court is the highest Court of judicature in Uganda while the Court of Appeal, which also sits as the Constitutional Court, listens to appeals from the High…
The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Mitooma Chief Magistrate Sylvia Nvanungi and Sembabule Resident State Attorney Jacqueline Bako, for alleged corruption. The two appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro who charged them with eight counts of corruption. Bako was implicated in all charges, while Nvanungi was involved in one count. These…
A legislator lying frail on a hospital bed after a long detention. UP to 32 political prisoners were charged in the General Court Martial. Thousands unaccounted for after abductions. A tough law against homosexuality. An American couple getting fined Shs100m for torturing a child. The state of human rights in Uganda has never been uplifting…
Busoga kingdom’s premier, Dr Joseph Muvawala has roundly dismissed claims that the Kyabazinga, William Gabula Nadiope IV is already married to another woman. On Thursday, lawyers representing Anna Alison, a woman based in the United Kingdom, wrote to Dr Stephen Kazimba, the Archbishop of the Church of Uganda claiming that their client was legally married…
A report released by the Equal Opportunities Commission has highlighted the regional disparities in employment access within the public service sector in Uganda. The report reveals that only 39% of Ugandan youth have access to public service employment opportunities. Notably, the Western region boasts the highest number of employees among all regions. Presenting the 10th…
Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa has challenged the Parliamentary Saving and Credit Cooperative Organisation (SACCO) to consider establishing a bank, following growth of the organisation’s assets. He made the call during the 19th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the SACCO on Friday, 10 November 2023. According to the SACCO’s Board Chairperson, Hon. Robert Migadde, the organisation’s…
The Uganda Human Rights Commission chairperson Mariam Wangandya has said that, as a commission while carrying out investigations, they have never come across any detention facility designated as a torture chamber. According to Wangandya, while speaking in Kampala on issues concerning the state of human rights in Uganda, she revealed that they monitor places of…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered the Balaalo with non-fenced farmland in the Greater North to leave the region within three weeks. The Greater North subregions which are being occupied by the Balaalo include Lango, Acholi and West Nile. “Those who have got cows in non-fenced areas must go immediately because this is recklessness. Why…
