The minister of state for internal affairs James Baba has defended government’s decision to delay part 2 of the Amnesty Act 2000. Baba was appearing before parliament’s defence and internal affairs committee that is handling the petition on the extension of the act by religious and culture leaders from northern Uganda. The leaders say the […]
Col. Kiiza Beisgye of FDC has joined the Amnesty Commission in demanding for the release of captured Lord’s Resistance Army commander Caesar Acellam. He says it is not fair to keep Acelem in jail yet other former LRA rebels have been fled and benefited from amnesty. Besigye says that the continued detention of Acellam, […]
The Directorate of Ethics and Integrity is in final stages of drafting a bill that will allow individual Ugandans to sue corrupt government ministers, president among other public officials. The bill against the corrupt will be called ‘’quintum bill 2012.’ The bill will allow individual Ugandans to provide information and the Attorney General will be […]
Former Lord’s Resistance Army rebel commander, Thomas Kwoyelo has been remanded to Luzira prison, a day after the High court issued a directive for his release. Yesterday, a panel of three Constitutional Court justices led by Constance Byamugisha dismissed an application filed by government seeking to block Kwoyelo’s official release Friday. The government had filed […]