Anthony Wesaka

5 days ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

April 9 was the last day in office for Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera as he clocked the mandatory retirement age of 70. Justice Buteera retired after a four-decade legal journey that included 18 years as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

What you need to know:Speaking at the same event, Dr Mary Goretti Nakabugo, the executive director of Uwezo, said Uganda, just like other East African countries, is moving away from the traditional content-based approach curriculum to a … competency-based curriculum in which they emphasis life skills and values. The government has urged parents to instil life skills and character into their children from infancy if the country is to once again have upright citizens.

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

Lawyers representing a human rights NGO have petitioned police over alleged attempts to illegally evict their client from its long-occupied premises in Soroti City. Kania & Alli Advocates & Solicitors, acting for the Soroti Development Association and NGOs Network (SODANN), say the organisation has operated from Plot 23, Soroti-Harridas Road since 2009 under a tenancy agreement with Soroti City, but is now facing harassment from individuals claiming ownership.

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has taken over a case in which two former employees of the Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) are charged with causing the government a financial loss of Shs4.8 billion. Unra had been given the mandate to prosecute cases on behalf of the office of the DPP, but following its reverting to the mother ministry of Works last year, it lost its prosecutorial rights.

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

The mediation of cases between parties has commenced in a bid to fast-track disposal of cases in the highest court in the land. Speaking to this publication at the weekend, the registrar of the Supreme Court, Ms Elizabeth Akullo Ogwal, said they found it prudent to introduce mediation at the Supreme Court for purposes of cutting down the protracted legal battles that parties go through. “We kicked-started the process…(last Thursday) and created a list of some files for pre-mediation sessions.