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UPDF 4th Division Benefits from Uganda Human Rights Commission Extends Legal Aid Clinic

UPDF 4th Division Benefits from Uganda Human Rights Commission Extends

GULU-The Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) Gulu regional office has conducted a legal aid outreach for officers of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) at the 4 Infantry Division Headquarters in Gulu. Fourth Division officers who attended the training session. The engagement is part of the UHRC’s activities preceding the annual 16 Days of Activism and the commemoration of International …

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The Folly of Foreign Choice of Law Clauses in Investment Agreements in Uganda

The Folly of Foreign Choice of Law Clauses in Investment

By FRED MUWEMA The hallmark of choice of law in commercial contracts is anchored on the common adage of party autonomy, which essentially allows parties freedom to select the proper law to govern the contract. Counsel Fred Muwema (Courtesy photo) The general rule is that choice of law clauses, often inter-linked with forum-selection clauses or exclusive jurisdiction clauses, must be …

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UGANDA SHINES! ICT Ministry PS Zawedde named among 45 African ladies & only Ugandan championing digital agenda

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Uganda’s tech corridors have been thrown into celebration after Dr. Aminah Zawedde, the iron-lady steering the ICT Ministry, was dramatically unveiled among Africa’s Top 45 Most Influential Women in Digital Transformation. The bombshell recognition, dropped in the hot-off-the-press November 2025 CIO Africa Magazine, has crowned Zawedde as the only Ugandan rubbing shoulders with continental tech giants shaping Africa’s future. Sources …

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GRAND FRAUD! Standard Chartered Cited in Clients’ $2.7bn Multibillion-Dollar Theft as Uganda Exit Rumours Grow

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A Singapore High Court has paved the way for a $2.7 billion lawsuit against Standard Chartered Bank over its alleged role in the multibillion-dollar 1MDB fraud, liquidators announced on Monday. The court dismissed the bank’s application to strike out the suit, marking what the liquidators described as “a significant legal victory” in ongoing efforts to recover stolen Malaysian public funds. …

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Uganda chamber of commerce sue Kenya, TZ and UG over access to Indian Ocean

Uganda chamber of commerce sue Kenya TZ and UG over

KAMPALA– Traders under the Uganda chamber of commerce and Entrepreneur’s League have dragged the Attorney Generals of Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya to the East African Court of Justice accusing these countries of breaching the East African Community Treaty, protocols and freedom of transit for land locked states. The petitioners addressing the press at Silver Springs Hotel in Bugolobi. The petition lodged …

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Uganda Law Society Condemns Use of Dogs at NUP Rally

Uganda Law Society Condemns Use of Dogs at NUP Rally

KAMPALA-The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has condemned the deployment of police dogs during the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential Candidate’s campaigns in Kawempe on Monday. Anthony Asiimwe, Vice President Uganda Law Society. (Courtesy photo)   The lawyers umbrella body in its statement dated, signed by their Vice President Anthony Asiimwe, they have described the action as a violation of citizens’ …

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BUSHENYI HAS THE HIGHEST PREVALENCE OF HIV IN UGANDA AT 8%, FORCES GOVERNMENT TO CELEBRATE WORLD AIDS DAY IN THE DISTRICT

BUSHENYI HAS THE HIGHEST PREVALENCE OF HIV IN UGANDA AT

Post Views: 3 By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante (MK)In Bushenyiwww.mknewslink.comWhat worries everyone in Uganda and a broad is the fact that Bushenyi District has the highest prevalence of HIV infections at 8% whereas the national prevalence is at 4.9%.What will worsen the situation, is the issue of US president Trump’s decision to withdraw all funding to all developing countries including …

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Equity Bank Uganda Launches the 5Th Edition of the Equity NARO Golf Open 2025

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Equity Bank Uganda, in partnership with the National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), has officially launched the 5th Edition of the Equity NARO Golf Open 2025, a three-day golf tournament which will take place from the 27th–29th November, at the Mary Louise Simkins Memorial Golf Club, Namulonge.   The Mary Louise Simkins Memorial Golf Club has earned a strong reputation as a …

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