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By Francis Mugerwa An armed group has attacked Ugandan fishermen on Lake Albert in western Uganda. According to eyewitnesses, the group invaded waters on Nsonga landing site dressed in military uniforms similar to those of Congolese soldiers. They allegedly confiscated from them fishing gears, mobile phones, boat engines and fish […]

By Felix Basiime & Alex Ashaba Police in Fort Portal is holding Democratic Party deputy president, also Uganda’s representative in the 3rd East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), representing Uganda Mr Mukasa Mbidde over holding an illegal assembly. He was arrested together with the party Secretary General, Mr. Gerald Siranda at […]

By Damali Mukhaye: President Yoweri Museveni has promised that the government will cancel titles of private developers on the disputed land belonging to Makerere University. This follows concerns raised by the newly installed Vice Chancellor Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe that Makerere has been burdened with legal battles over land ownership. President […]

By Damali Mukhaye: The Government has moved to tighten its grip on online communication especially social media with new rules aimed at preventing distribution of illegal and offensive content. In a statement issued late yesterday (Thursday), the Uganda Communications Commission warned of dire consequences if users fail to abide by […]

By Ivan Okuda: A proposal by Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Kahinda Otafire to elevate outgoing Deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma as acting Supreme Court judge has hit a snag, after the Judicial Service Commission rejected it technically. The proposal has met stiff resistance after Daily Monitor lifted the lid […]