The High Court postponed the Katanga trial once again today due to the absence of a key prosecution witness. Chief State Attorney Jonathan Muwaganya informed Justice Isaac Muwata that the prosecution’s expected 10th witness did not appear in court. Muwaganya explained that the witness had traveled up-country over the weekend

By otur Reporter Kampala –The Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Judiciary, Dr. Plus Bigirimana was on Friday night in a jovial mood as he addressed Judicial Officers at the inaugural Uganda Judicial Officers Association Dinner, held at the beautiful Conference Hall, at the Supreme Court Building. Dr Bigirimana expressed his joy

In a significant development during the parliamentary session on Tuesday, 22 October 2024, the Ministry of Gender, Labour, and Social Development officially withdrew the Uganda National Kiswahili Bill, 2023. The move paves the way for the Ministry of Education and Sports to take over and re-table the proposed legislation. The

By Our Reporter   ARUA. The case in which the locals of Biacici village, Yachi Parish, Ogoko Sub County in Madi Okollo district, declined to pave way for Justice Rosette Comfort Kania, a High Court Judge to claim full ownership over the land she bought in the area has been adjourned January

The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of East African Community Affairs (EAC), Rebecca Kadaga, has tabled the East African Community Mediation Agreement Bill, 2024 for first reading. The Bill seeks to give legal effect to the provisions of the East African Community Mediation Agreement signed on 14th May, 1984

The Speaker, Anita Among has classified as urgent, the need to enact a law to curtail the proliferation of counterfeit products on the market. Speaker Among said due to lack of a strong legal regime to stop counterfeits, consumers’ lives are at risk and the country suffers revenue and economic

The Sexual Offences Bill, 2024 that seeks to enhance punishment of sex offenders and protection of victims during trial has been re-introduced in Parliament. The Bill was presented for First Reading by Soroti City Woman Member of Parliament, Hon. Anna Adeke Ebaju on Monday, October 14th  2024 at a sitting

The Mukono County North Member of Parliament, Hon. Abdallah Kiwanuka, has been granted leave by Parliament to introduce the Chief Magistrates Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2024, which seeks to increase the pecuniary jurisdiction of Chief Magistrates Courts from the current Shs50 million to Shs 200 million. Pecuniary jurisdiction refers to the

The Law Development Centre (LDC) will have a second intake of lawyers to pursue the Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice this academic year, the Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka has told Parliament. Members of Parliament (MPs) have over the years raised concern about the operations of the centre with MPs on

Lawmakers continue to raise concerns over the delayed constitutional review, with the Deputy Speaker, Thomas Tayebwa, urging the Attorney General to hasten the presentation of comprehensive amendments. Tayebwa was responding to the Deputy Attorney General, Hon. Jackson Kafuuzi, after he tabled the Constitutional Amendment (Bill), 2024 during the plenary sitting