Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Brig. Gen. Fred Semawenge has told Court that he regrets actions by his colleagues in the Teso sub region. The decorated soldier was responding to questions from the lawyer representing Teso War Debt Claimants, Richard Omongole during cross- examination session. Brig. Semawenge had indicated in …
Read More »AG lines up UPDF Commanders in Teso war claimants case
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General (AG) of Uganda has assembled a team of senior commanders from the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Force (UPDF) to present a court rebuttal in the Teso War Debt Claimants case at the Soroti High Court. They are Brig. Gen. Prof. Godard Busingye, …
Read More »Teso claimants’ lawyers disagree with AG on compensation list
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A disagreement has emerged among lawyers representing war victims in Teso and the Attorney General’s Office over the list of claimants to be considered for compensation. Two firms; Omongole & Co. Advocates and Kampala Associated Advocates (KAA) have presented varying lists basing on earlier …
Read More »Fight over Covidex
Mistakes Prof. Ogwang, his lawyers, employers shouldn’t make Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Prof. Patrick Ogwang, the pharmacist now renowned for the supportive Covid-19 herbal remedy, Covidex, is being challenged by his employer; Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST), over the ownership rights. In June, the National Drug …
Read More »COMMENT: Bank of Uganda will kill the Ugandan economy, after Coronavirus
COMMENT | RICHARD OMONGOLE | Uganda’s post-Coronavirus economic failings are going to come from the IMF/World Bank supervised theoretical economists at Bank of Uganda. You borrow $491.5 million, then a mere $151m goes to budget support and Uganda Development Bank (UDB). A whole $340m is retained by Bank of Uganda …
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