Uganda news

The judiciary has revealed that there are some unscrupulous individuals intending to interfere with the body’s affairs. However, it condemned these attempts. The judiciary revealed that on June 20th, 2022, the Soroti High Court staff received a suspicious-looking package from an unknown person. It had a warning letter attached to it addressed to the resident Judge, the assistant registrar, and ...

When the week had just begun, lawyers petitioned the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) to accuse the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control of denying Kakwenza Rukirabashaija’s children passports. One of the lawyers in a one page letter said three children paid for express passport processing and submitted all relevant information. They also apparently attended all necessary interviews in March ...

Kabale district has in the past 5 month recorded 635 teenage pregnancies according to the district probations officer, Monica Muhumuza. Ms. Monica revealed this information on Friday morning in a Kabale District Board Room press conference. During the conference, herself and other partners were giving important highlights on the Violation of Children rights. This came as the district prepares to ...

Veteran journalist, Baker Batte, has said the only problem he has with people who stage strikes is their inconsistency. He says they should always endeavor to lay their tools down until they get what they want. Otherwise, the strike doesn’t make any sense. “My problem with these people striking is going back to work without achieving what they want. Why ...

Yesterday the East African Court of Justice condemned Rwanda for the time it closed its border to Uganda for three whole years. Apparently, this action contravenes the East African Treaty rules of free movement across the member states of the EAC. Rwanda closed its borders with Uganda at Gatuna and Cyanika in 2019 which consequently paralyzed business and halted movement. ...