Effect of bad translations on the right to a fair hearing in Uganda.
The law requires precision but language is fluid and humans are impressionable
Category: Dear Mr. President
The president of Uganda has unapparelled powers to end corruption in Uganda by appointing public servants that distaste corruption, that value accountability and good governance and championing strong laws that make corruption difficult.
Matrimonial property in Uganda. The new legal regime
COURT OF APPEAL REFINES MATRIMONIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OF SPOUSES The Court of Appeal presided over by Justices Elizabeth Musoke, Muzamiru Kibeedi and Christopher Gashirabake, JJA, has today made pronouncements with far reaching consequences on...
Mirembe Desire deserves Justice but Kirabo Mathew too deserves a fair trial. The DPP did not prove Kirabo’s guilt in Uganda v Kirabo Mathew
In Uganda v Kirabo Mathew HCT-CRIMINAL SESSION CASE NO. 434 OF 2015 Justice Henry Kawesa convicted Kirabo Mathew of the murder of his girlfriend Mirembe Desire. With due respect to the loss by Desire’s...
The corrupt in Uganda are wrong because ending corruption in Uganda is an achievable goal.
We can win the fight against corruption in Uganda by changing out strategies and investing more resources in the fight against corruption. The first requirement in order to win the fight against corruption is...
Discrimination in Uganda. Discrimination between public officers on contract and those that are pensionable
DISCRIMINATION BETWEEN PENSIONIONABLE AND NONE PENSIONABLE PUBLIC OFFICERSSection 1 of the Equal Opportunities Commission Act, 2007 defines discrimination as any act, omission, policy, law, rule, practice, distinction, condition, situation, exclusion or preference which, directly...
Lack of Legal Personality by the Inspectorate of Government due to the erroneous decision of the Supreme Court in Sentiba Gordon & 2 Other v IGG
According to Gray, to be a legal person is to be the subject of rights and duties. To confer legal rights or to impose legal duties, therefore, is to confer legal personality. This definition...
Strengthening the separation of power in Uganda. Preventing MPs from serving in the executive will strengthen the Independence of the parliament of Uganda
Separation of powers is a legal principle that divides the state into three branches and assigns each organ of the state different but complementary powers. It dictates the fundamental balances of power between the...
The Use of Taxation and Leadership Code Act to Recover Illicitly Acquired Wealth and Combat Corruption in Uganda
USE OF TAXATION AND LEADERSHIP CODE ACT TO RECOVER ILLICITLY ACQUIRED WEALTH AND COMBAT CORRUPTION IN UGANDA By: Isingoma Peter (LLB (Muk) & LLM (Muk, 2021) This is a draft paper and it may...
The relationship between Taxation and the Constitution in Uganda and the right to property.
The definition of taxes and the distinction between fees and taxes used herein are obtained from Revenue Statistics of OECD Member Countries (1965-1994) at Pg. 27 to 30. The definitions found therein have been...
Defending the right to bail in Uganda from the recent attack by President Museveni and Parliament
In Uganda Magistrates Courts do not have the power to grant bail to suspects accused of offenses triable by the High Court. These offenses include murder, terrorism, cattle rustling, abuse of office, rape, embezzlement,...