Tag Archives: marriage

Kalungu, Uganda | URN | Residents and the housemaid of Kalungu Bunga in Makindye say the stabbing of five children, of of them fatally, was triggered by a husband’s marrying another wife. Dorothy Namayo, 43, a Kenyan national, allegedly killed two of her children and left three others critically injured …

      COMMENT | NANTEZA SARAH KYOBE |  Recent remarks by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on the rising cost of bride price and increasingly expensive wedding ceremonies have sparked an important national conversation. Whether one agrees with every aspect of his argument or not, the concern he raised deserves serious …

Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fortunate Kyarikunda, a law enforcement officer at Rubanda Town Council, has been sent to prison by the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Rukungiri District for failing to compensate Richard Tumwiine  Sh14,099,100 over breach of a marriage promise. Kyarikunda is a resident of Kiringa Parish in …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDENPENDENT | Real estate dealers in Mbarara are urging the Uganda Registration Service Bureau (URSB) to increase efforts in sensitizing couples about the importance of registering their marriages. During the launch of the Mass Business Registration Initiative in Mbarara city, real estate dealers highlighted concerns about property …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | His Grace Dr. Paul Ssemogerere, the Archbishop of Kampala, has reassured the Catholic faithful that the principles and traditions surrounding marriage in the Catholic Church remain steadfast and unaltered. Emphasizing that, according to Catholic doctrine, marriage constitutes the union between one man and a female, …

  Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Rev Barnabas Tibaijuka, the Bishop of West Ruwenzori Diocese, has called on Christians to avoid extravagant weddings. He made this statement during his ongoing pastoral work at St. James Church of Uganda (COU) in Bubandi, Bundibugyo District. Since his consecration on August 22, …

Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hearing of an application in which Fortunate Kyarikunda is seeking to set aside a ruling in favor of Richard Tumwiine in a breach of a marriage promise has been pushed to October 17th. Kyarikunda lodged the reinstatement application after losing three similar petitions before …

Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rukungiri Grade One Magistrate’s court has scheduled July 21st, 2023, as the hearing date for the restatement application filed by Fortunate Kyarikunda. The application seeks to set aside a ruling in favor of Richard Tumwiine regarding a breach of a marriage promise. Kyarikunda lodged …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The head of the Civil Division of the High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana has advised unmarried couples staying together to sign agreements that will streamline the ownership of property so that when the relationship breaks down, they have some legal cover. Ssekaana was ruling …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | St. Augustine Makerere University Chaplaincy Christians are planning to establish a Singles Club to help unmarried individuals find partners in a convenient and appropriate environment. Octogenarian, Father Makoboza Charles Lwanga, is behind the idea of the Catholic Singles Club Makerere University. He believes that …