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Centre for Policy Analysts Call for Inclusive Access to Surrogacy Services in Uganda

A team from the Centre for Policy Analysis (CEPA) has requested the Parliament of Uganda not to limit Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) services to only couples in Uganda. According to...

Col. Katabazi Urges Boda Boda Leaders to Embrace Unity, Ensure Security and Socio-Economic Transformation

Col. Emmy Katabazi, the Deputy Director General (DDG) of the Internal Security Organization (ISO), has asked boda boda...

Buganda’s Premier Calls for Worker Mental, Physical Well-being on International Labour Day

The Katikkiro (Prime Minister) of Buganda, Charles Peter Mayiga, has today, May 1, 2024, highlighted the importance of...

Manhunt Ends as Teenager is Arrested for Dismemberment, Murder of Nansana Resident

Kampala Metropolitan Police have arrested a teen who brutally murdered a woman from Nansana in Wakiso district. The suspect...

Minister Mutuuzo Emphasises Importance of Multi-Skilling in Uganda’s Labour Market During Labour Day Celebrations

Peace Mutuuzo, the Minister of State for Gender and Culture, has emphasised the need for Ugandans to have...

Judiciary: Chief Justice Owiny Dollo not Critically Ill

The Judiciary's spokesperson, Jameson Karemani, issued a statement Thursday evening, June 22nd, 2023, disputing rumors that Chief Justice (CJ) Alfonse Owiny Dollo, 69, was critically ill. He assured the public that the Chief Justice had moved abroad for medical treatment and would return to office soon. "While it is true that the Chief Justice is out of the country receiving medical attention, it is not correct that he is critically ill at all." "We, therefore, wish to dispel the unfounded and...

High Court Orders Ambassador Idule to File a Defense

The High Court in Kampala has ordered the Attorney General and Ambassador James Idule Amoko, the late Supreme Court Justice Stella Arach's spouse, to file their defense in the case in which her biological children are contesting her burial in Adjumani District. Ambassador Idule was sued alongside the government by Family Division judge Ketra Kitarisiibwa Katunguka on Thursday, and the matter will be heard orally today, Friday, June 23rd. Both the Attorney General and Idule were neither present nor represented...

Government Rejects UPC Calls to Negotiate with ADF

The Ugandan government has dismissed appeals from Uganda People's Congress (UPC) to enter into talks with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels. Dr. Chris Baryomunsi, Minister of Information and National Guidance, stated that there is nothing to discuss with the terrorist group suspected of carrying out a horrendous attack on Mpondwe-Lhubiriha Secondary School in the border district of Kasese. This comes after UPC Spokesperson Sharon Arach stated that prior peace discussions, such as the Lord Resistance Army (LRA) engaging Omusinga...

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Fox Odoi Proposes Restricting DNA Testing to Protect Children

Hon. Fox Odoi, MP for West Budama North East and Chairperson of Parliament's Human Rights Commission, believes DNA (Deoxyribonucleic Acid) testing should be limited to safeguard minors. During a media interview at parliament yesterday, 21st June 2023, he urged the government to enact rules and regulations that protect the rights of innocent people caught in the crossfire. "Regardless of the outcome of the results, DNA should be restricted to protect children; they are innocent victims who should be protected from...

UPC Urges Peace Talks with King Mumbere over Kasese ADF Attacks

While addressing the press on Wednesday 21st June 2023, Uganda People’s Congress (UPC) Spokesperson Sharon Ayat Arach implored the Government to engage Omusinga of Rwenzururu Kingdom Charles Wesley Mumbere, who was recently set free, to negotiate peace and offer amnesty to the misled youths in ADF activities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to return home and be rehabilitated. “The government needs to consider having talks with the Omusinga Wesley Mumbere of Rwenzururu since he is an opinion leader...