The Constitutional court has struck down provisions of the Human Rights (Enforcement) Act that allowed courts to automatically acquit accused persons once their rights had been violated. In a landmark ruling, a panel of five judges led by justice Oscar Kihika, alongside Justices Margaret Tibulya, Moses Kazibwe Kawumi, Asa Mugenyi and Musa Ssekaana, declared Section 11(2)(a), (b) and (c) of …

Viewers: 80,009 By Spy Uganda The Pan-African Pyramid has issued a strongly worded statement about the vetting of educationist Dr. Lawrence Muganga for the position of State Minister for Internal Affairs, noting that this was a wider test of Africa’s commitment to Pan-African ideals, fairness in governance, and continental integration. In a press release issued on Thursday afternoon in …

Viewers: 89,001 By Spy Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has delivered a wide-ranging State of the Nation Address at the Kololo Ceremonial Grounds, outlining Uganda’s economic priorities for the new parliamentary term while issuing a strong warning against corruption and inefficiency in public service. Addressing members of the newly inaugurated Parliament of Uganda, Museveni said his administration will remain firmly …

The Administration of Mulago National Referral Hospital has asked for cancellation of the land title held by Makerere University over ownership of land at Katanga near Wandegeya. In the fresh contest between two government bodies, the health providing entity led by Dr Rosemary Byanyima is accusing the top academic institution of acquiring the land title through fraudulent means. “A public …

A section of lawyers has criticized the High Court order that was issued to stop the execution of a decision of the lawyers’ disciplinary body scrapping off Richard Buzibira from the roll of advocates. The lawyers claim that Buzibira used a wrong procedure to appeal against the Law Council decision and order thereby misleading the judge to issue a wrong …

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Diaspora’s activists can receive funding easily, unlike activists still in Haiti While Haitian human rights organizations are grappling with declining international funding, political instability, and chronic insecurity caused by gangs, grassroots LGBTQ activists in the country are also grappling with a fragmentation of advocacy efforts by members of the diaspora who seek to speak on behalf of Haiti over the …

Diaspora’s activists can receive funding easily, unlike activists still in Haiti While Haitian human rights organizations are grappling with declining international funding, political instability, and chronic insecurity caused by gangs, grassroots LGBTQ activists in the country are also grappling with a fragmentation of advocacy efforts by members of the diaspora who seek to speak on behalf of Haiti over the …

Exif_JPEG_420 Exif_JPEG_420 Exif_JPEG_420 Exif_JPEG_420 By Ben Musanje What began as a discussion on Uganda’s transition to a paperless Judiciary quickly transformed into a powerful indictment of a controversial health policy that professionals say threatens the future of medical training and healthcare delivery. The Uganda Law Society (ULS), which had convened the engagement primarily to discuss the Judiciary’s planned migration to …

By Ben Musanje The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has endorsed the Judiciary’s ambitious plan to transition to a fully paperless court system by July 1, 2026, but warned that significant legal, technological and accessibility gaps could undermine access to justice if left unaddressed. ULS Vice President Anthony Asiimwe during a Radical New Bar Live weekly engagement with the media and …