He was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Uganda in 2016. He was then assigned as the Resident Judge of Mbarara High Court Circuit, the largest circuit in the country. While serving in that capacity, in December 2019, he was appointed the principal judge. Ssewungu’s Win Hangs in Balance as Court Orders […]
President Yoweri Museveni has appointed Justice Flavian Zeija to serve as the next chief justice of Uganda, succeeding Alfonse Owiny-Dollo who retired this week. The Appointments Committee of Parliament, chaired by Speaker Anita Among, convened Thursday morning to vet Zeija following the presidential nomination. The move marks a transition at the highest level of the […]
Nabbanja also suggested that instead of showing workers the exit, the minister should begin by helping them acquire required logistics for putting right what UMEME left in a mess. Masaka Catholics on Edge as Priest’s ‘Abduction’ Sparks Fear, Suspicion In what some sections of Ugandans view as a struggle between two authoritative gurus tussling, with […]
Uwezo Uganda is an independent not-for-profit organization working to improve the quality of education in Uganda by demonstrating how to improve learning outcomes through independent data collection, research and advocacy. Farming Helps Kabonge Defy Teaching Fraternity’s ‘Low Salary’ Outcry Results of a survey carried out to establish the literacy and numeracy assessment in primary schools […]
“Social protection is important. Aging is irreversible, and the aged depend on the young. That’s why we plan, and we are happy that the government has reduced the eligibility of SAGE beneficiaries from 80 to 65 years, and increased the fund from sh25,000 to 35,000.” Thirty Suspects Including Headteachers, Schools Inspectors Remanded Over PLE Malpractice […]
IG designate Naluzze replaced Betty Olive Namisango Kamya who took on the mantle four years ago from Justice Irene Kakooza Mulyagonja. Members of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) have advised the newly elected Inspector General of Government (IGG) Aisha Naluzze Batala to resign her old job as a High Court Judge before assuming her new […]
A total of 432,025 students including 670 with disabilities and reflecting a 12.1 percent increment from last year’s 379,699 are registered to write the UACE examinations. Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has appealed to teachers who went through the sieving process to serve as supervisors, scouts and invigilators in the final Uganda Certificate Examinations (UCE) […]
In a significant moment of the day, President Museveni welcomed his former comrade, Col. Samson Mande, who has been living in exile for years after falling out with the government. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has saluted peace-loving Ugandans and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for ensuring sustained stability across the country, describing peace as […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala as the new Inspector General of Government (IGG), replacing Beti Olive Namisango Kamya. The Deputy IGGs, Dr. Patricia Achan Okiria and Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe have been maintained in the positions. Accordingly, the names of the appointees have been forwarded to Parliament for vetting.
Over one month now, since the beginning of third term, the arts teachers boycotted classes with demands that the government fulfills its commitment to pay them salaries commensurate with the work they do as it did with their science subjects’ counterparts. Arts subjects teachers who put down tools over empty government pay rise promises have […]