Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1814 EAT on Thursday 23rd June 2022. President Yoweri Museveni has agreed to lift a ban he imposed on Democratic Governance Facility (DGF), a civil society funding body, whose activities were suspended last year. In a press statement issued by the Presidential Press Unit (PPU), Museveni lifted the ban…
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Body organ testing: Labour exporters reject Sudhir’s hospital.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0100 EAT on Thursday 23rd June 2022. Labour export firms have rejected a directive by the ministry of Internal Affairs to conduct body organ examinations for all migrant workers at the Bukoto-based UMC Victoria hospital which belongs to businessman Sudhir Rupaleria. On May 27, 2022, Internal Affairs minister, Maj…
Kakwenza petitions Human Rights Commission over children’s passport.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 0049 EAT on Thursday 23rd June 2022. Exiled novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has petitioned the Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) accusing the passport office of violating the rights of his children to own a passport. In his June 20, 2022 petition filed by counsel Eron Kiiza, Kakwenza says that his…
Maracha district officials arrested over mismanaging Shs 1.9bn.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1052 EAT on Saturday 18th June 2022. Two more Maracha district officials have been arrested over alleged abuse of office and misappropriation of government funds. They are Stephen Candia, the chief finance officer, and William Oneti, the district site supervisor. They were arrested on Thursday afternoon from the district…
Muhoozi homecoming birthday organiser Bafaki killed in Kampala Northern bypass.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1559 EAT on Friday 17th June 2022. Gordon Bafaki, the former member of parliament for Kazo County is dead. Bafaki died in an accident that occurred in Kiwatule, along the Kampala Northern bypass, on Tuesday night. According to a traffic report by Kira road police, Bafaki was travelling in…
Kwagala wins European Union Human Rights award 2022.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1219 EAT on Thursday 17th June 2022. A human rights lawyer and executive director of the Women’s Probono Initiative, PRIMAH KWAGALA, 34, is the 2022 winner of the European Union Human Rights Defenders’ award. The award is given annually by the EU member states and the Embassy of Norway…
Ssegirinya: Constitutional court to form new panel to hear Mabirizi’s application.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 12:01 EAT on Friday 17th June 2022. The judiciary will compose a new panel of Constitutional court justices to hear an application in which jailed lawyer, Male Mabirizi wants the criminal charges against the Kawempe North MP, Muhammad Ssegirinya, and his Makindye West counterpart Allan Ssewanyana dropped. Justice Catherine…
Card Pesa keeping start-ups afloat with instant collateral-free loans.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 1013 EAT on Thursday 16th June 2022. Regardless of how persuasive loan advertisements are, getting credit in Uganda is one complicated hustle; more so for those in the informal sector – who happen to be the huge majority. When one visits a formal financial institution, the paperwork, waiting time…
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