Lawyers, Insurance companies, Human Resource Managers, Insurance Brokers and the Actuarial Association of Uganda have opposed a move by Ministry of Finance to withdraw the Pension Reform Retirement Benefits Sector Liberation Bill 2011 from Parliament, saying that the reforms will increase domestic savings and enhance investments. Addressing a press conference this week in Kampala, the managers of […]
Parliament has asked the ministry of foreign affairs to come out with an explanation on what it is doing on the matter of Ugandans who are detained and humiliated in foreign countries. The matter has been presented to the floor of parliament by the MP for Buhweju County in Bushenyi district Francis Mwijukye who claims […]
Local leaders in Kampala are now calling for a massive dialogue between the local people and police that will bring to an end the current impasse which was caused by the beating up of Besigye supporter in Kampala. Salongo Nkoyoyo, the security head in Kisenyi a Kampala suburb says that dragging officers and their bosses […]
The Makindye Magistrate’s Court has struck off the charge of supplying restricted drugs off the charge sheet in the case against Adam Suleiman Kalungi. This is after lawyers representing Kalungi, the key suspect in the death of Butaleja Woman MP Cerinah Nebanda raised queries over the charge sheet. Led by Mcdusman Kabega and Yunus Kasirivu, […]
A total of 174 lawyers missed their graduation on Thursday after failing the final and supplementary exams. The LDC exams were conducted two months back and the lawyers who failed the papers will have to re-sit the papers. We have the names of the lawyers who failed the bar exams but we shall not […]
Five top city criminal lawyers in Kampala have left the country to the International Criminal Court (ICC) on sponsorship of an International human rights group/ organisation. Caleb Alaka (30th March) and Samuel Muyizzi Mulindwa (2nd April) are among those who are set to leave the country to the to the pre trial chamber of […]
Lawyers under their umbrella association of the Uganda Law Society want the supporters of the government in power punished. The lawyers say that most of the violence in Uganda is caused by the ruling government cadres and supporters. The lawyers told the media in Kampala that they want the prohibition and prevention of Torture Bill […]
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The supporters of the Democratic Party have threatened to storm Luzira prison, break into its gates and set free the political prisoners detained there without trail. The Public Relations Officer of the Democratic Party, Jude Mbabaali says that DP wants the government to release the 23 Bugandariot suspects who have been jailed at Luzira […]