Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has filed a notice of appeal intending to challenge the Constitutional Court ruling against the powers of the Court Martial. Last week, the Constitutional court ruled that the Court Martial has no powers to try civilians. In a majority ruling of three …
Read More »Uganda National Dialogue: Gulu leaders call for constitutional review
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The need for a holistic review of the 1995 constitution dominated a meeting organized by the coordinating team of the Uganda National Dialogue in Gulu district on Wednesday. Participants asked the team to root for a constitutional review noting that some of the articles give the …
Read More »LAND: Why Mamdani blasted 1995 constitution framers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Mahmood Mamdani has argued that the framers of the 1995 are to blame for the current controversy over land in Uganda. He says they in effect returned the 1900 colonial agreement which catered for the interest of the big landowners at the expense …
Read More »From the 1995 constitutional cocktail
By Joseph Bossa State House invitations to NRM caucus show why Museveni should be prime minister and Mbabazi the president It has become common practice that whenever there is a crucial vote before Parliament, the most recent one being the passing of an amended budget and more lately the one …
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