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The Principal Judge, Hon. Justice Dr. Yorokamu Bamwine has allocated to Justice Dr. Henry Peter Adonyo a case involving an elderly man who was reportedly evicted forcefully from his land in 2011. Hon. Justice Dr. Bamwine regretted that the “partly heard land case” (HCCS No. 482 of 2011-Prince Kefa Wasswa & another Vs Joseph Kiyimba) had suffered numerous adjournments. He directed the new trial judge to “fast track its disposal on account of its age in the system”. Hon. Justice Dr. Adonyo, a High Court Judge, who heads the Judicial Studies Institute at Nakawa – Kampala, has confirmed that he…
Wayne Rooney’s first appearance back in an Everton shirt looks like it could happen in Tanzania when the English Premier League club take on Kenyan side Gor Mahia on Thursday. Rooney returned to the club where he first hit the headlines as a 16-year-old this weekend after 13 years with Manchester United. Rooney says he is looking forward to his first ever trip to Tanzania. He told the Everton website that he is hopeful of getting “on the pitch and get some game-time”. He also sees it is an opportunity of getting to know his new team-mates: It’s good to…
Opposition leader and NASA presidential candidate Raila Odinga hospitalization at Mombasa Hospital over suspected food poisoning has raised more dust. This information was revealed by his running mate also the former Vice President of Kenya Kalonzo Musyoka. Kalonzo added that though Odinga gradually getting better, more on the safety of all Kenyans has to done and it’s the time for the country to stand against the ‘Mafia rule’. This incident caused friction in the entire region as people were wondering what would come next. However Raila Odinga was later discharged from Mombasa Hospital and revealed that doctors said he was…
Minister Dr. Chris Baryomunsi who doubles as the Kinkizi East MP has blasted Uganda’s opposition for applying unpopular strategies to have their grievances addressed. Speaking during the NBS Morning show program, Baryomunsi added that opposition makes a lot of Noise in city centers and ignore villages resulting into the failure of their missions. “The opposition members make a lot of noise in Kampala but are not mobilizing people in rural areas. At the end of the day when NRM wins elections, they say NRM paid money for voters.” Baryomunsi said. He also attacked some legislators who behave like delegates and forget…
The Ministry of Health, like other Government Agencies, under the presidential investor Round Table has been tasked to support domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers in doing business in Uganda. Supporting domestic production of human and veterinary medicines and health care products will reduce reliance on imports, and contribute towards national, development aspirations of industrialization as provided for in the current vision 2040, the NRM manifesto, the health Sector Development Plan (2015- 2020) National Pharmaceutical Sector Strategic Plan (2016 – 2021), and the National Drug Authority Strategic Plan (2016 – 2021). Effective August 1st, 2017, the Government of Uganda will increase verification fees…
The Kiira municipality legislator and Forum FOR Democratic Change (FDC) party spokesperson Hon. Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda has attacked the ruling party National Resistance Movement (NRM) members for betraying the country on the issue of presidential age limit. Speaking while appearing on NBS Television Morning Show program ‘The Morning Breeze’, Ssemujju added that the age limit debate does not belong to the opposition only. It belongs to the whole country but NRM members are all in silence since they fear to lose their jobs. “There is a fear in NRM members on talking about age limits. Most of them do not…
The Former Kyadondo East legislator Hon. Apollo Kantiti has peacefully moved on with life after traumatizing political slap by the self-proclaimed Ghetto Gladiator Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert aka Bobi Wine. With less than a fortnight off, Kantinti has been seen on several occasions trying to scoop some shards of happiness since life is not about politics. The calm spoken legislator, rubbed shoulders the famous Comedian Allan Mujuni commonly Known as Amooti Omubalanguzi in one of the places in Kampala. A day before this, Kantinti Welcomed a team of Kyadondo East Forum for Democratic Change members who paid a courtesy visit. They…
The Marriage and Divorce Bill will be re-tabled in Parliament after proposed amendments were presented to the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament. The Uganda Law Commission, which had been tasked by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Hon. Kahinda Otafiire, to review the Bill, updated the Speaker on the Bill. Given the contention surrounding the Bill, it was renamed and controversial clauses removed. Dubbed the Marriage Bill, the Commission made it more inclusive of all marriage types in the country while at the same time deleting all clauses such as the one on co-habitation that had earlier sparked outrage among citizens.…
Civil division of High Court has ordered NSSF to pay its Deputy Managing Director Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa legal costs after the board sent her into forced leave in 2016. In his ruling, Justice Stephen Musota, the head of the civil division of the High court, describe the NSSF board’s decision to send Ssali into forced leave as ‘illegal, irrational and procedurally improper’. It further adds that the board had no powers to send Ssali into forced leave since powers of disciplining her reside with the minister of finance. In the same plea, Ms Geradine Ssali demanded for Shs 200m court…
Deputy Chief Justice Stephen Kavuma has named himself among a panel of five judges to rule whether a single Constitutional court judge can issue interim orders. Justice Kavuma has been on the forefront after issuing several controversial interim orders including interim order restraining Parliament or any person from investigating UGX6bn awarded to 42 government officials & halting prosecution of IGP Kale Kayihura over torture charges among others. The Constitutional Court on February 23, 2017, declared null and void all interim orders it previously issued, saying they were made in contravention of the constitution. The land mark decision was delivered by…