Trouble in the Juma Zukuli Muslim Group started in March 2023, when a group of their followers petitioned the High Court Civil Division to halt the leadership of Sheikh Lunanoba.
This was a unanimous decision delivered on Wednesday by five Supreme Court Justices, led by Professor Lillian Tibatemwa, in the case of Lt. Ambrose Ogwang, a UPDF officer who was found guilty of murder by the Court Martial and subsequently sentenced to 29 years in prison. Ogwang sought to overturn his conviction and subsequent sentence.
The scholarships were unveiled by Ismail Mpanga-Bbumba, Deputy Honorary Consul of Malaysia in Uganda, during an event at the Honorary Consulate of Malaysia in Kampala. Present were Dato Gilbert Alvin, Senior Director of International Collaborations at Binary University, and Professor Dr. Asif Mahbub Karim, Dean of the Binary Graduate School.
The $38,000 project is sponsored by four sister Rotary Clubs, including a Rotary Club in Belgium, the Rotary Club of Kampala, and Rotary International, and is being implemented by Rotary Mbale Metropolitan.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, EACOP addressed allegations that landowners in Kikuube District had not been compensated or were facing potential eviction without compensation. According to EACOP's compensation records, only one project-affected person remains unpaid.
The remand followed submissions by their legal team, led by Erias Lukwago and Eron Kiiza, who raised several concerns, including the arrest of one of their colleagues, Retired Major Ronald Iduli, the lack of sufficient seating for the lawyers, and the denial of a practicing certificate to Martha Karua, who was set to be the lead counsel.
The program dubbed I Save was introduced last year by the National Union of Persons with Disability-NUDIPU and rolled out to district unions to empower PWDs to start saving and improve their livelihoods.
Bernard Mujuni, the Commissioner for Equity and Rights at the Ministry says the current policies and institutions like the judiciary, police, Equal Opportunities Commission, the Uganda Human Rights Commission, among others, have not adequately protected elderly and other vulnerable persons.
The suspect, 20-year-old Babirye Sumaya, a barmaid by profession, has confessed to the crime during police questioning. She is currently facing charges of aggravated trafficking in children, according to Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson.
As the world observes the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, Prime Ministers from Tooro, Bunyoro Kitara, Alur Kingdoms, Iteso Cultural Union, Obwenengo bwa Bugwe, Buruli Cultural Institution, and others have pledged to collaborate with the government and civil society organizations, to collectively pool resources and expertise in promoting the positive aspects of their cultures.
The Ateker Reunion Festival, which will last for three days, brings together all Ateker communities from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. The event has also attracted guests from Turkey and South Africa.
He said progress was already being made in digitizing the government's procurement processes, a key area of government spending which remains prone to corruption.
Last week, the seventy reformed warriors drawn from different districts within Karamoja were taken for a study tour where they visited experienced farmers in the districts of Kibale and Mubende. This was part of the effort to change their mindset practically and introduce them to agribusiness.
Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury in the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, reveals that they intend to leverage the operation structures of ISO, to stamp out corruption tendencies in the implementation of PDM
Bernard Mujuni, the Commissioner for Equity and Rights at the Ministry says the current policies and institutions like the judiciary, police, Equal Opportunities Commission, the Uganda Human Rights Commission, among others, have not adequately protected elderly and other vulnerable persons.
