How ordinary Ugandans in security forces and the judiciary are the quiet levers of the Machinery of Injustice COMMENT | NNANDA KIZITO SSERUWAGI | Anybody of a clear conscience must have felt a sense of personal torture the night we saw images of Eddy Mutwe (Edward Ssebuufu), the former …
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Kenyan constitutional lawyer and veteran politician Martha Karua embraced the brief to defend Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye after his abduction from Nairobi in November 2024. Nearly two years later, she finds herself barred from entering Uganda, in a legal and political saga that is testing the boundaries of justice, …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Moses Kawumi Kazibwe as the new Deputy Chief Justice, filling a position that became vacant following the elevation of Flavian Zeija about three months ago. According to a statement issued by State House Uganda on Thursday, the appointment forms …
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COMMENT | GYAGENDA SEMAKULA ZIKUSOOKA SSAJJABBI | As a critic of Uganda’s criminal justice system, the recently concluded proceedings in the Okello Onyum matter, presided over by Alice Komuhangi Khaukha, present a compelling case study at the intersection of criminal adjudication, judicial temperament, and public confidence in the administration …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Judiciary has mourned the death of retired Supreme Court Justice Augustine Sebutulo Nshimye, describing him as a distinguished jurist and statesman whose lifelong service greatly shaped Uganda’s legal and political landscape. Justice Nshimye passed away on April 3, 2026, at the age of 79. Born …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has praised retired Chief Justice Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo for what he described as corruption-free leadership that helped transform Uganda’s judiciary. Speaking during Owiny-Dollo’s homecoming celebrations on Saturday at Kaunda Parade Ground, the president said that although he often receives reports of corruption …
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Courts holding Shs54 billion in unclaimed bail deposits as the owners suffer Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Over UGX54 billion in bail deposits and court securities belonging to ordinary Ugandans remains unclaimed in Judiciary accounts, with at least UGX24 billion already processed and ready for immediate payout, the Secretary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s legal fraternity is sharply divided over a proposal to appoint “mission-based judges” to help clear mounting case backlog, a debate that now cuts to the heart of constitutional interpretation and judicial independence. In a meeting with the Ministry of Finance officials this week, …
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Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice of Uganda, Dr. Flavian Zeija, has assured Ugandans that the judiciary will dispose of cases more efficiently and promptly, provided funding gaps are addressed and sufficient resources are allocated. Speaking in Soroti on Tuesday evening, Dr. Zeija addressed concerns about case backlogs, denied …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | When Yusuf Nsibambi, the outgoing Member of Parliament for Mawokota South, walked into the weekly press conference of the Uganda Law Society’s Radical New Bar, he did not come as a triumphant politician. He came as a reflective one. Recently defeated in the January …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
