Katikkiro Mayiga Welcomes Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde

In a significant move toward strengthening ties between the Buganda Kingdom and the legal fraternity, Katikkiro Charles Peter Mayiga met with newly elected Uganda Law Society (ULS) President Isaac Ssemakadde. The meeting took place during the inauguration of the Buganda Youth Council’s new Executive Committee under the Nkobazambogo National Association. Announcing the encounter via his…

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AG Kiryowa Kiwanuka seeks amendment to law allowing acquittal over torture claims

By Amos Ssemuwemba Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has expressed disagreement with the law that allows for the acquittal of suspects if they can prove in court that they were tortured during detention. The Attorney General argues that this focus on torture unfairly denies justice to victims of criminal acts. Both the Uganda Human Rights Commission…

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Intern doctors deny forming Pressure Group.

Intern doctor have denied recent reports, that they formed a pressure group dubbed Un-Deployed Intern Pressure Group, to push for their deployment. The President Uganda Medical Association, Dr. Herbert Luswata, says there was misinterpretation of the intern doctors actions last week, where they warned government about failure to redeploy them as having subsequent decline in…

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