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3 May 2025, 10:44
PPC recruitment exercise successfully concludes in Pader district
By James Patrick Odongo The Police Probationer Constable (PPC) recruitment exercise for the Aswa East Region was successfully concluded on 2 May 2025 at Alarm Technical School, located in Pader town council, Pader district. The exercise, led by Assistant Commissioner…
2 May 2025, 9:40 pm
16 applicants shun police recruitment exercise in Apac
By Mike Okwang Ogule and Isaac Newton Abili A total of 16 aspiring police recruits failed to turn up for the ongoing national recruitment exercise for Probationer Police Constables (PPCs) in Apac district, leaving only 175 out of the 191…
1 May 2025, 4:39 pm
One arrested for forgery, 185 recruited into police from Kitgum
By Otim Moses One person was arrested and detained at Kitgum Central Police Station for presenting false documents during the police recruitment exercise on Tuesday, 29 April 2025. The candidate, identified as Nyekorach Philip, was charged with forgery under Kitgum…
2 April 2025, 10:44 am
Why appointing acting judicial officers could undermine rule of law
By Ronald Ssemagonja Article 142, clauses one and two, of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda grants the President the mandate to appoint judicial officers. It is against this backdrop that, on 7th February 2025, the office of the…
25 February 2025, 12:36 pm
What people say about the intended court ruling amendments by NRM caucus
By Ronald Ssemagonja Following the Supreme Court ruling on military courts where the judges agreed that it is illegal for a civilian to be tried in military court, justice Catherine Bamugemereire, one of the seven judges, declared the military court…
31 January 2025, 11:31 pm
Counsel Rwakafuzi, Dr Bireete speak on supreme court ruling
By Ronald Ssemagonja One of the most experienced human rights lawyers, Counsel Ladislaus Rwakafuzi, along with Dr Sarah Bireete, has shared their thoughts on the judgment delivered by Justices Catherine Bamugemereire, Mike Chibita, Chief Justice Alfonso Owiny-Dollo, and others. “I…
14 December 2024, 07:51
DP criticises introduction of new complainants in Pader protest appeal
The Democratic Party (DP) has criticised what it describes as the addition of new complainants to the appeal of 33 individuals, including Mr. Fearless Kilama Wod-Acholi, the Pader town council Urban Chairperson (DP), who were convicted for their role in…
5 November 2024, 5:33 pm
Top Kitgum officials arrested for alleged extortion in PDM scheme
By Otim Moses Arapmoi Three top officials, including the subcounty Chairperson of Labongo Akwang subcounty in Kitgum district, have been arrested for allegedly extorting money from potentail beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM) program. The arrested officials are Mr.…
3 October 2024, 6:10 pm
Paloga Sub County mooting By-Law to Fight Alcoholism
By Otim Moses Paloga Sub County in Lamwo district has set 1st December 2024 as the date for the Certification of the Alcoholism By-law to help in the fight against excessive consumption of alcohol in the Sub County. During a meeting…
23 September 2024, 11:41 am
Judiciary hosts Benedicto Kiwanuka memorial lecture
By Ronald Ssemagonja Having recognised the significant judicial contributions made by Uganda’s first Chief Justice and Prime Minister, the late Benedicto Kiwanuka, who was assassinated in 1972, the Ugandan judiciary decided to honor him with an annual memorial lecture. This…