In a letter dated December 6th, the Council stated that Karua’s application was not compliant with the amended Advocates Act, Chapter 295, and faulted her for not adhering to the updated requirements. It noted, "The application was not brought under the current Advocates Act, and the advocate was not properly advised about the amendment to the Act."
Speaking at the opening of a capacity-building workshop for RDCs and DISOs from the Bugisu and Bukedi Sub-regions at Wash and Wills Hotel in Mbale City on Monday, Kakande emphasized that individuals dissatisfied with government actions should refrain from engaging in protests.
Jacob Kawanguzi, a 44-year-old Special Hire Driver in Jinja City, became a victim of a horrifying attack by unknown individuals at his home in Busige, Namulesa, located in the Northern Jinja City Division. Kawanguzi, who nearly lost his life during the vicious assault, still reflects on the fateful day he faced off against the attackers, whose identities remain unknown to him.
Fifty-eight-year-old Kala Akot, one of the victims of land violence in the area has yet failed to step into her matrimonial land for over 10 years after the death of her husband. Akot noted that, for some time, she had survived with her three sons and their children in the hands of relatives who offered them small pieces of land for shelter and farming.
During the launch of their circumcision ceremony in Bukokho on Sunday, Wickliffe Juma Chengun, the chairperson of the Saboti tribe in Namisindwa District, expressed the group's frustration over their marginalization by the Bamasaba community of Namisindwa.