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KAMPALA, Uganda — The missing in the swearing-in of several ministerial appointees has reignited national debate over citizenship, constitutional eligibility, and the legal thresholds required for occupying high public office in Uganda. As President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni prepares to oversee the inauguration of members of the new Cabinet, uncertainty has emerged around the status of four ministerial nominees whose citizenship …

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: 100,000 By Spy Uganda Kampala-The long-stalled criminal proceedings against former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Geraldine Ssali, could now resume following a landmark Constitutional Court decision that declared unconstitutional provisions of the Human Rights Enforcement Act that allowed courts to acquit accused persons without a full trial based on violations of certain rights. …

By Ben Musanje The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has strongly condemned the Constitutional Court’s decision to strike down a key provision of Uganda’s human rights enforcement framework, describing the judgment as a grave setback for constitutionalism, judicial integrity and the protection of fundamental human rights. In a statement issued on Tuesday signed by the ULS President Isaac K. Ssemakadde following …

Hoima– The Resident Judge of Hoima High Court, Justice Vincent Opyene, on Monday 18th May 2026, officially opened the Hoima Regional Office of the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs with the aim strengthening the coordination in handling of government-related cases across the Bunyoro sub-region. Justice Vincent Opyene officially opening the office on Monday. This followed a meeting between Judiciary …

The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has raised concerns over the appointment of justice Moses Kazibwe Kawumi as deputy chief justice and Agnes Alum as chief registrar of the judiciary. In a statement issued by ULS vice president Anthony Asiimwe, the lawyers’ body said the appointments were made while constitutional challenges regarding the legality of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) remain …

Kampala– The Constitutional Court of Uganda has dismissed a petition challenging the cooperation agreement between the Democratic Party (DP) and the National Resistance Movement (NRM), ruling that the agreement does not contravene the Constitution or undermine democratic governance. Democratic Party President, Hon Nobert Mao (Courtesy photo) In a detailed judgment delivered in Constitutional Petition No. 026 of 2022, the court …