By Our Reporter Legislators on the Committee on Legal and Parliamentary Affairs have rejected a proposal from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to avail funds for the Inspections and Quality Assurance Department citing political interference and poor performance. The legislators were interfacing with officials from the Office of the

By Evans Najuna Kampala – Criminal divisions high court in Kampala has set Tuesday next week to hear the bail application of Human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza. According to the production warrant issued to prisons authority of Uganda seen by this publication. Ssalaamu Godfrey Ngobi, the assistant registrar of Divisions

By Our Reporter Members of Parliament have tasked the Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) to defend the position of the church that monogamy is the only form of accepted Christian marriage. MPs noted that a section of pastors, in discussions over the Marriage Bill, 2024, have cited biblical scriptures referencing

eteran opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajj Obeid Lutale have been returned to Luzira Maximum Security Prison under tight security following the hearing of their habeas corpus application at the High Court in Kampala. The hearing, presided over by Justice Douglas Singiza, was based on an application

By our reporter The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Nobert Mao, has cautioned the public against misinterpreting the recent Supreme Court ruling on the trial of civilians in the General Court Martial, emphasizing that it was not an order for immediate release of affected individuals. “The Supreme Court

The StateHouse Presidential Press Unit (PPU) has officially confirmed the appointment of Justice Flavian Zeija as the new Deputy Chief Justice. Zeija, 55, along with 30 other judicial officers are among the new judiciary appointments made by the President in the Supreme Court, Appellate/Constitutional Court and the High Court of

By our reporter The government has stepped up efforts to promote clean energy use and efficiency with the introduction of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Bill, 2024. Tabled before Parliament on Tuesday, February 4, 2024, by State Minister for Energy, Hon. Sidronius Opolot, the Bill seeks to regulate energy consumption,

By our reporter Women’s rights activists have called on Parliament to discourage polygamy while processing the Marriage Bill, 2024, arguing that it should not be projected as the standard for Ugandan society. The activists contend that the proposal to classify polygamy under civil marriages perpetuates violations of the rights of

The Attorney General has written to Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo Chigamoy seeking guidance on the implementation of the Supreme Court decision that banned the trial of Civilians in the General Court Martial. Addressing Parliament on Tuesday, Kiwanuka indicated that the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) will work closely with the

The Supreme Court has declared the prosecution of civilians in military courts unconstitutional, ordering an immediate halt to all ongoing and pending cases against civilians in the General Court Martial (GCM) and other military tribunals. Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo issued a decisive directive, stating: “All trials in the General Court