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By Mulengera Reporters A fresh legal battle has erupted in Uganda’s land administration sector after a Mukono-based landowner dragged the Commissioner for Land Registration back to court, accusing the government official of defying a High Court order issued nearly a year ago.   Richard Katongole has filed a contempt of court application before the High Court Land Division in Kampala, seeking …

× Former State Minister-designate for Internal Affairs Dr Lawrence Muganga has accused Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa of discrimination and bias following his rejection by Parliament’s Appointments Committee, escalating a controversy that has drawn attention to issues of citizenship, ethnicity and the ministerial vetting process. Dr Muganga, who was among President Museveni’s recent Cabinet appointees, made the allegations on Wednesday, 03 …

Uganda’s new national budget is bigger than ever. At Shs 84.39 trillion for the 2026/27 financial year, it represents a Shs 12 trillion jump from the current Shs 72.3 trillion spending plan. But beneath the headline figure lies a more difficult story, one about debt, priorities and the growing tension between state spending and everyday public need. Parliament passed the …

× The legal troubles surrounding a contested apartment project in Bugolobi have intensified after the High Court dismissed an application seeking to halt criminal proceedings linked to the development, even as an earlier court order had already stopped further construction on the property. In a ruling delivered on April 14, 2026, Justice Alex Mackay Ajiji dismissed a criminal revision application …