Lukwago’s hospitalisation comes amid continued concerns about the health of detained opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, whose treason trial he had been handling before his own arrest. Former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been rushed to Mulago National Referral Hospital in critical condition, raising fresh concerns about the health of the detained opposition lawyer. […]
“By adjourning without setting a new date, the court is effectively signing a death warrant and turning the judiciary into an instrument for political persecution,” the statement reads. Gone Too Soon: Maama Maria Prean, the Austrian Mother Who Gave Thousands of Ugandan Children a Future The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has criticised the judiciary […]
He questioned how the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) could allow industries to operate in a manner that allegedly subjects prisoners and prison staff to continuous exposure to polluted air. Land Dealer, KCCA Officials Remanded Over Alleged Munyonyo Land Fraud Makerere University senior lecturer and human rights activist Dr Jimmy Spire Ssentongo has decried poor […]
The appellate court consequently declared the compensation orders legally unenforceable and set them aside, while leaving the original sentence intact. The Court of Appeal has overturned a sh200m compensation award granted to a man convicted of aggravated defilement after ruling that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by ordering the Government to compensate him over […]
A video circulating on social media appears to show a police patrol driving towards the demonstrators, narrowly missing a woman before striking or knocking down Kabegere, who is seen rolling on the ground. MUKONO — A grieving father was knocked down by a police patrol vehicle during a protest against the resumption of operations at […]
The Focal Judge for Plea Bargaining, Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga, also warned inmates against entering into plea bargaining agreements for offences they had not committed. The Principal Judge, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, has warned inmates against pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit in a desperate bid to secure their release from […]
Makerere University has directed Dr. Faisal Buyinza, Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Economic Theory and Analysis, to step aside from his leadership and administrative roles pending investigations into allegations of sexual harassment and gender-based violence. The decision was announced by Acting Vice-Chancellor Prof. Sarah M. Ssali in a letter dated October 7, […]
He also called for stronger links between national policies and action at district, community and workplace levels, saying efforts to eliminate child labour must translate into tangible protection for vulnerable children. The Government has called for renewed urgency, stronger coordination and practical action to accelerate the elimination of child labour, slavery and trafficking in Uganda. […]
Byanyima called for Besigye to be granted bail so that he could return home and receive the medical attention she said he urgently needs. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has dismissed reports that her husband, veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, is involved in negotiations or a plea bargain aimed at securing his release. Byanyima’s […]
When police visited the factory, they found Oboi there and, guided by the company manager, recovered the remains of the severed arm from the location where it had allegedly been buried. Suspected Killer of Afrigo Band’s Matovu Moses Arrested Police in Kampala have arrested nine people, including the management of a manufacturing factory in Nalukolongo, […]