Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For over a decade, Uganda has been a refuge for more than 1.5 million displaced individuals fleeing conflict and persecution from neighboring countries such as South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, and Somalia. While this humanitarian gesture is commendable, experts …
Read More »How Kato Lubwama fought unresolved legal battle for eight years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Paul Kato Lubwama, the former Rubaga South Member of Parliament breathed his last early Wednesday morning while still entangled in a protracted legal dispute that has dragged on for eight years. Lubwama, known for his successful career as an actor before venturing into politics, …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Justice Kavuma orders hearing of Lubwama’s case
THIS WEEK: Justice Kavuma orders hearing of Lubwama’s case, refuses to leave panel Deputy Chief Justice Stephen Kavuma has ordered that an election petition where a voter in Rubaga South constituency – Habib Buwembo applied to nullify comedian turned politician Kato Lubwama’s election be fixed for hearing. The justice who …
Read More »Kato Lubwama wins round one, Buwembo’s petition dismissed
Rubaga South MP Kato Lubwama on Friday breathed a sigh of relief after the High Court in Kampala dismissed an application by a voter Habib Buwembo, seeking to have Makerere University be party to a petition he intends to file if given permission. Buwembo had wanted Makerere University to be joined as …
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