Tagged: Rule of Law in Uganda

It’s inevitable that the The UPDF Amendment Bill 2015 will be passed into law what remains to be seen is how bad the civilians will be screwed. The rumormill has it that Parliament has...

Due to weaknesses in the Judiciary and the weak rule of law in Uganda if you are powerful enough you can commit any crime and get away with it. A law bidding citizen can...

You probably didn’t know that there is a criminal offense called insulting the modesty of a woman. You rightly thought that the freedom of speech is strong enough to accommodate colourful and insulting language....

What use is a court decree to a citizen oppressed or aggrieved by illegal or oppressive government conduct when he can not execute the decree against the government of Uganda. Many citizens and residents...

On 3rd October 2024 , the Marriage Bill 2024 was tabled in Parliament of Uganda. This Bill aims to bring several landmark reforms to the marriage laws of Uganda, which include among others; Read...

Land in Uganda is the asset of choice for both genuine investors and crooks looking to hide illicitly acquired wealth or con men trying to defraud unsuspecting members of the public. Today we teach...

No witness enters the witness box with a certificate which guarantees his credibility. Every witness should be cross-examined upon the veracity or reliability of his evidence.[1] A credible witness is one whose testimony appears...

Decision independence refers to the ability of a decision maker to avoid and resist external influences and temptations (greed, threats, fear, ambition, corruption, conflict of interest, wokeness, political correctness) such that the eventual decision...

The Substantiality Test in Election Petitions in Uganda is unsound and illogical because it requires a subjective assessment of conduct or actions or omissions whose effect is impossible to quantify. For example, how should...