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About 80 percent of Ugandans cannot afford services of lawyers hence low access to justice, Chief Justice his lordship Alfonse Owinyi Dollo has revealed. He attributes this to low number of judges in the country resulting into case backlog. He added that cases take up to two years before its executed. Owinyi was officiating at the 4th legal aid innovations ...

Pope Francis has made some remarks in support of same sex marriage in a documentary titled ‘Francesco’ recently released. It has come out at a time when the world is still battling with homosexuality as much as some countries approve same sex marriage. The pope said, like other people, homosexuals have a right to be part of a family. They ...

In a bid to attract more Foreign Direct Investment into the market, government is considering  singing new trade agreements with United Arab Emirates. Government is also considering organizing more trade exhibitions abroad to promote Uganda. The permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Patrick Mugoya has revealed. “The existing relationship between Uganda and the United Arab Emirates is very cordial. ...

The Ugandan Government has finally allowed Tullow Oil to sell its stake in the country’s oil and gas sector. The company will sell its total stake of shs.2.2 trillion to French oil giant, Total E&P after many months of deadlock. The troubled oil firm announced in April the sale of its stake in Uganda’s oil project to Total Plc. The ...

Yesterday in Lira, president Museveni commissioned the refurbished Uganda Martyrs Cathedral of Lira Diocese. He congratulate the Christians of the diocese on this milestone, achieved as they mark their Golden Jubilee. Museveni said that we must thank God that 50 years later, Uganda is now peaceful with freedom of worship as one of the liberties enjoyed minus restriction. He also ...