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Supreme Court Overturns Kazinda Ruling, Sends Case Back to Constitutional Court

Supreme Court Overturns Kazinda Ruling Sends Case Back to Constitutional

Kampala- The Supreme Court has nullified a 2014 Constitutional Court decision that had halted further criminal proceedings against former Principal Accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister, Geoffrey Kazinda, ruling that the earlier judgment was issued without the constitutionally required quorum. Geoffrey Kazinda (courtesy photo) In a unanimous decision delivered by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, alongside six other justices, …

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Enforce Traffic Rules, To Save Lives, Mufti Tells Gov’t.

Enforce Traffic Rules To Save Lives Mufti Tells Govt

His Eminence Dr. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje the Mufti of Uganda, urged the Gov’t authorities that align with transport to intensify efforts in sensitizing the wider public on the appropriate usage of the roads and enforce the traffic rules and regulations, otherwise, more Ugandan lives are to perish due to bad driving on many Ugandan roads which are mostly done …

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Mukono District Sensitizes Nakifuma–Naggalama Business Community on Small-Scale Enterprises

Mukono District Sensitizes Nakifuma–Naggalama Business Community on Small Scale Enterprises

Mukono District, with support from the Government of Uganda through World Bank funding under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area – Urban Development Program (GKMA-UDP), has engaged the business community of Nakifuma–Naggalama Town Council in a sensitization drive aimed at strengthening small-scale enterprises as a pathway to improving livelihoods and fighting poverty. The engagement brought together small-scale business owners from the …

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CDF Mourns General  Sande – The Torch Uganda – Independent News, Stories & Perspectives

CDF Mourns General Sande The Torch Uganda – Independent

The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) General Muhoozi Kainerugaba has Eulogized Major General Deus Sande who passed away on Wednesday morning in Mpigi. Maj.Gen Deus Sande “We are very saddened by the unexpected passing of our long time comrade Maj.General Deus Sande, Commander Armoured Division. May his soul rest in eternal peace.” Remarked Muhoozi via his official X handle Major …

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Mukono Police Intensify Investigations into Murder of UCU Director Pamela Tumwebaze

Mukono Police Intensify Investigations into Murder of UCU Director Pamela

Police in Mukono District have intensified investigations into the suspected murder by strangulation of Ms Pamela Tumwebaze, 46, the Director of Student Affairs at Uganda Christian University (UCU). The late Pamella Tumwebaze According to Police, Tumwebaze, a resident of Guafu West Village, Seeta Ward in Goma Division, Mukono District, was allegedly killed in the early hours of February 11, 2026, …

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Bailiffs Urged to be Professional and Compliant

Bailiffs Urged to be Professional and Compliant

Kampala- The Acting Chief Registrar, HW Lamunu Pamella Ocaya, has called for stricter compliance with licensing requirements, improved professionalism, and enhanced training for court bailiffs, as she chaired a meeting of the Court Bailiffs and Disciplinary Committee at the Judiciary headquarters in Kampala. Acting Chief Registrar, Pamella Lamunu Ocaya. Addressing the Committee, HW Lamunu, who also serves as Patron, said …

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Nine Independent MPs Seek Formal Cooperation with NRM Ahead of New Parliamentary Term

Nine Independent MPs Seek Formal Cooperation with NRM Ahead of

Nakasero, Kampala– A group of nine independent-leaning Members of Parliament have expressed interest in working with the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) as they prepare to begin their new parliamentary term. The nine Members of Parliament with some of the top leaders in NRM. The newly elected legislators — Esther Achom (Serere), Peter Ojiji (Pingire), Mercy Kanyesigye (National Female Youth), …

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Judiciary to Improve Research Competence Among Magistrates

Judiciary to Improve Research Competence Among Magistrates

Kampala– The Principal Judge, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, today officially opened a one-day intensive training programme on advanced legal research for Magistrates Grade One (Research) at the Court of Appeal Conference Hall, reaffirming the Judiciary’s commitment to strengthening research capacity as a cornerstone of quality adjudication. Principal judge, Jane Frances Abodo (in middle) with Justice Mike Chibita (Left)  In her …

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