When Court awarded Daily Monitor Shs 1.1bn over police shutdown
The High court awarded Nation Media Group Uganda, publishers of the Daily Monitor , more than Shs 1.1 billion in damages for the unlawful closure of its media operations by police in 2013. In a ruling delivered by Justice David Wangutusi, the court found that the Uganda Police Force acted
Stanbic partnerships boost maternal healthcare services in Karamoja
About a month ago, Maria Chepsok, a Traditional Birth Attendant (TBA) in Karita sub-county lost her sister-in law due to complications during childbirth. Matters were not helped by a lack of funds to fuel the ambulance at the nearest health centre, and later having to trek 24 kilometres into West
Four Remanded Over Bank of Uganda Laptop Theft
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded four suspects in connection with the theft of laptops from the Bank of Uganda, in a case that is increasingly raising concerns over possible insider involvement. The suspects, identified as Kule Boaz Micheal, Kabuya Ramathan alias Rama, Lubangakene Isaac Izoo, and Oedo
The Endless Fraud at Equity Bank
Despite its mission to provide inclusive financial services and expand wealth-creation opportunities across Africa, Equity Bank has repeatedly been hit by fraud scandals across its major markets, including Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda. The bank also operates in South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Tanzania. Each incident tends
Iran: Nuclear Justice and Peace
Part One: Introduction At the heart of the ongoing struggle of the Islamic Republic of Iran against imperialism is its right to non-negotiable national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity. It includes the right to peaceful nuclear power as a means to a modern, industrial, technological, 6G-Plus, and knowledge-based economy. In
Inside Shs 8 billion expired drugs at National Medical Stores
Drugs worth Shs 8.04 billion are reported to have expired at the National Medical Stores (NMS), Daily Star can reliably report. The expiries were mainly attributed to misalignment between the country’s medicine needs and what was procured, as well as changes in treatment protocols by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
The New World – beyond Venezuela – Greater opportunity for greater change
What was the primary purpose of USA military invasion of Venezuela? Dramatic demonstration of inhuman military power; or Oil. Military power President Trump deceptively uses an ‘easy-going’ style of leadership. But he takes ironclad direction from the Pentagon military leadership in compliance with the National Security Strategy (NSS) of 2025,
Court quashes Besigye’s Bail application, Orders Him to Take Plea
Former presidential candidate Dr. Kizza Besigye has again been denied bail, with court directing that he first takes plea on the charges levelled against him. The High Court judge Emmanuel Baguma also declined to halt the criminal trial pending the determination of a Constitutional Court petition challenging the proceedings. However, the
COP30: climate justice is material to all civilizations
COP30 Belem, Brazil 2025 produced a voluntary ‘Action Agenda’ for civil society, governments, businesses, and others to intensify ‘climate adaptation’, emission reductions, and transition to sustainable economies. It has its legal basis in COP21 Paris Agreement 2015. Mother Earth and human labour are the parents of wealth. They are the
Behind Bars: The 303 Children Who Call Prison Home
In the quiet corners of Uganda’s prisons, 303 children wake up each morning to the sound of keys and metal gates not alarm clocks or school bells. They live with their mothers behind bars, their childhoods unfolding in places built for punishment, not play. According to the Uganda Prisons Service
