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The Hague, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT |  Minister of Justice Norbert Mao has said that despite the attacks against the International Criminal Court (ICC), its judges and officials across the world, Uganda remains a strong supporter of the court In a significant diplomatic engagement on December 2nd 2025 at the World Forum …

 NUP faces its biggest test yet as other parties fizzle out COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Shortly after 11am on a day filled with anticipation on Sept. 24, Robert Kyagulanyi and his wife Barbie Kyagulanyi stood on the steps of their mansion in Magere village, on the north-side outskirts …

Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pader District Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Michael Wanje, has challenged a directive from the Minister of Justice on the status of Kilama Fearless Wod-Acholi, the elected Urban Council III Chairperson of Pader Town Council. While the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Norbert Mao, recently …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao has hailed Uganda’s improving business environment, describing the Uganda Registration Services Bureau’s (URSB) one-stop centre as a key initiative to attracting foreign direct investment. “Many good things happening in our country are not being talked …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Nobert Mao has revealed that the Electoral Commission (EC) may review the deadline for the National Voters’ Register update from 10th February 2025 if the exercise is not completed. The Minister made the statement during the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Constitutional Court has set timelines for a  case in which six Democratic Party members, led by Richard Lumu Kizito, a Member of Parliament are challenging the agreement made by their President General Norbert Mao and President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The other legislators involved …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Norbert Mao, has called for compensation of victims of brutality by security organs charged with policing the water bodies. Mao, who also chairs the Cabinet Standing Committee on Human Rights, said that reports of human rights violations …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Justice Law and Order Sector needs sh102.9 billion to construct new prisons. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Robert Kasande says that congestion in prisons is a big issue that lies at the centre of the country’s criminal …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Norbert Mao has urged opposition figures and human rights activists to refrain from using political rhetoric when advocating for human rights. He accused some activists and politicians of employing derogatory language when referring to government leaders, institutions, and President …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister, Norbert Mao has embarked on a mass tree-planting drive in Northern Uganda. He says that the area has been greatly damaged by indiscriminate destruction of trees for charcoal business yet no alternatives for replacing the trees have been put …