Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In what has become routine, President Museveni used the Independence Day celebrations to continue his public rants about the enormous challenges his government faces. While presiding over the celebrations in Kitgum, he complained about cattle rustlers who have existed there for close to a century. …
Read More »UHRC asks journalists who were assaulted during Bobi Wine’s arrival to file complaints
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission-UHRC, Mariam Wangadya, has asked journalists who were assaulted on Thursday when covering the arrival of National Unity Platform-NUP leader Robert Kyagulanyi, to file complaints with the commission. While addressing journalists at the Jinja Regional Human Rights Office …
Read More »Judicial service commission asked to expedite hearing of complaints
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission has been asked to expedite the hearing of disciplinary complaints against judges and magistrates to ensure that justice is dispensed timely. The President of the Uganda Judicial Officer’s Association (UJOA), Tadeo Asiimwe suggests that those facing disciplinary cases know their fate …
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