It’s more than two decades since the Constitutional Court was established in Uganda. The court hit the ground running but is now burdened by a backlog of cases. In the first of a three-part series, The Observer’s Sulaiman Kakaire finds out why. This article was published with funding from ACME’s Enhanced Media Reporting for Transparency and […]
Continue readingFollowing public outcry and condemnation over the torture of Kamwenge Mayor Godfrey Byamukama at Nalufenya detention facility, police released him quietly. However, 21 suspects detained in a similar manner are accusing government of various human rights violations. Haggai Matsiko of The Independent magazine, brings their story to light. The article was published with funding from […]
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President Yoweri Museveni’s nationwide radio campaign to explain a proposed constitutional amendment on government’s compulsory acquisition of land has raised concerns about equal access to the media for Ugandans of all political persuasions. The President launched his radio campaign on 4 September 2017 to counter the “lies” about the suggested compulsory land acquisition process. An […]
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