Uganda Law Society

During debate on the report of the rules committee on amendment of the Parliament Rules of Procedure, MPs opposed a recommendation to have other Speakers preside over Parliament in the absence of the Speaker and Deputy Speaker. The MPs argued that having a speakers’ panel as recommended by the committee on rules, privileges and discipline was [...]

Dear Mr. President. With reference to the Prof. Khidu Makubuya’s letter to the president regarding the Ushs 142 billion. Is the AGs office sacrosanct? If the views underscored in that letter are left un-clarified to the public, there might be a risk of extending “immunity” at the risk of public accountability and the long established [...]

Greetings, trying to pick views from you about the decision of the Speaker of Parliament to refuse the request by Hon. Katuntu and other MPs and conditions set. Is she justified procedurally and in law? Secondly these confidential agreements on oil , how far can REFUSAL TO DISCLOSE go and what’s best way forward? We [...]

The Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura has linked Activist for Change (A4C), a pressure group against soaring commodity prices, to terrorism. He said the A4C is ferrying youths trained in Afghanistan in terror tactics into the country. “We are also following information that there are youth trained in terror tactics in such [...]

Supreme Court on Monday dismissed Teddy Sseezi Cheeye’s appeal in which he was challenging his conviction and the sentence of 10 year’s imprisonment for embezzlement of sh120m the Global Fund monies. The Court however said that it would give its reasons for rejecting Cheeye’s appeal on a day to be announced in future. Why the [...]

The Attorney General has appealed against the Constitutional Court ruling entitling ex-LRA rebel Thomas Kwoyelo to receive amnesty and immunity just like others who had renounced rebel activities including members of the LRA itself. Should they review his amnesty? Should he even have received said amnesty? Is the government shifting goal-posts? What are your thoughts?

Dear All, I wish to take the opportunity to congratulate ULS on this landmark achievement , – I am so excited that finally we have come of age to realize the full ICT potential at our disposal. I hope the members will take full advantage of this blog to discuss at lengths matters dear to [...]