Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A New York State Judge Frank J. LaBuda has commended Uganda for coming up with a policy on promoting local content, saying this is the way to go if Uganda is to resuscitate her economy. LaBuda was meeting Trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde at her office …
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Palm Beach, United States | AFP | The US government began to roll back Donald Trump’s contentious travel ban targeting citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries Saturday, after a stinging legal defeat for the new president. Government agencies and major global airlines said they would recognize valid visas and cease enforcing …
Read More »Big blow for Jammeh after Gambia’s top judge pulls out of challenge
Banjul, Gambia | AFP | The Gambia’s top judge on Monday pulled out of hearing a bid by President Yahya Jammeh to halt the inauguration of president-elect Adama Barrow later this week, in a blow to the incumbent head of state. The small west African country has been plunged in …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s new chief justice was sworn in on Wednesday pledging to root out corruption in the judiciary. David Maraga, 66, replaces Willy Mutunga who took early retirement in June, triggering a parliamentary vetting process in which Maraga emerged as frontrunner out of a dozen candidates. …
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By Agnes E. Nantaba Dr. Livingstone Ssewanyana is the Executive Director of Foundation for Human Rights Initiative. He spoke to Agnes E. Nantaba about his similarity with Obama and why he likes barbers Any three things we don’t know about you? I love reading a lot – mainly law books …
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By Joan Akello Justice Bart Magunda Katureebe of the Supreme Court talked to Joan Akello about his legal and political life. Any three things we don’t know about? I ’m a very private person; a family man with a wife, six children and 9 grandchildren and; I’ve met two living …
Read More »Rtd Judge Kanyeihamba wants corrupt judges out
By Aloysious Kasoma Former Supreme court Judge George Kanyeihamba wants all the corrupt judges out of the judiciary and advised has the government to investigate any judges suspected of involvement in this act. Kanyeihamba said that when accusations are made on public officials, investigations should be carried out immediately instead …
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