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SOS Solidarity teaches Cameroonians how to access justice after arbitrary arrests Participants pose for a photo outside the monthly Legal Café presented by SOS Solidarity Rights and Health in Yaoundé, Cameroon. In a friendly yet studious atmosphere, about fifty participants gathered at the small market in the Odza neighborhood of Yaoundé on January 30 for the monthly Legal Café organized …

Kyeeyo initiative an umbrella Association for Ugandan working abroad has dismissed rumors that Ms Ajok who is acused of murdering a Syrian Actor is dead. A montage of Vicky Ajok and her deceased boss. “As the entity with the powers of attorney over her status quo and legal representation, we hereby affirm to the general public that Ms Ajok Vicky …

Post Views: 6 BY OUR REPORTERIN KAMPALAwww.mknewslink.com—-Kampala International University (KIU) has spotlighted a defining moment for legal education in Uganda following the conclusion of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (Jessup Moot) – National Rounds, where Makerere University emerged as Uganda’s National Champion.The 2026 national rounds brought together five universities—Kampala International University (KIU), Makerere University, Uganda …

Equity Bank’s Juba Main Branch is facing imminent litigation after law firms representing two clients accused the bank of failing to provide cash despite repeated requests, causing what they call a “fundamental breach” of banking obligations. In a formal demand notice seen by Radio Tamazuj, Pan African Law Chambers LLP and Alliance Law Chambers state they are prepared to file …

By Alexander LuyimaThe Hoima Post | Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law I write not as a distant observer, but as a Ugandan trained in the law—trained enough to recognise the moment when law stops being a shield and begins to function as an instrument of quiet destruction. I write as someone who still believes, perhaps defiantly, that the …

Kampala — In the face of mounting restrictions on civic freedoms in Uganda, a new Know Your Laws campaign is helping citizens better understand their legal rights and the real-world effects of controversial legislation, organisers and civil society advocates say. The initiative was launched against a backdrop of shrinking civic space in the country, where activists, rights defenders and ordinary …

Uganda’s banking and insurance industries are on high alert as a courtroom battle erupts over who should pay for a trail of disastrous land valuations that left Finance Trust Bank exposed to massive loan losses. At the centre of the fight is a Shs300 billion claim—one of the largest ever—based on allegations that Katuramu & Company Consulting Surveyors filed wildly …

KAMPALA – In a significant move highlighting parallel crises within Uganda’s judicial system, relatives of imprisoned former accountant Geoffrey Kazinda and officials from the National Unity Platform (NUP) have jointly petitioned the Uganda Law Society (ULS) for urgent intervention. The appeals, made during a meeting with ULS leadership, underscore two critical fronts: the prolonged detention of a high-profile convict and …

A whistleblower has raised alarm over what they describe as alleged nepotism, irregular recruitment, and misuse of public funds within the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). In a confidential letter seen by this publication, the anonymous source claims that certain officials at the JSC “abused their authority and manipulated recruitment processes” during the 2023/2024 financial year. The saga rotates around the …

KAMPALA – Lunar Advocates on behalf of Almagic Uganda, the company in charge of Stecia Mayanja’s musical performance, have threatened to sue National Pleasants Party (NPP) for trying to infringe on people’s businesses. This followed NPP’s summons to its President, Hajjati Stecia Mayanja requiring to appear before it’s disciplinary committee for Performing at President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s event without permission …