Uganda Communications Commission held a breakfast meeting Friday to celebrate the successful Uganda Film Festival 2025. Officials from the Ministry of ICT and National Guidance joined festival sponsors and winners at the event. Film school representatives and other industry members also attended the gathering. The meeting recognized everyone who helped make the 12th festival edition successful. UCC wanted to thank all partners for their contributions to Ugandan cinema.
Ms. Julianne Mweheire leads content development at UCC and spoke at the meeting. She thanked sponsors like MultiChoice Uganda and MTN Uganda for their support. The festival recognized films across many categories such as best feature film and short film. Animation, TV...
Huawei Technologies Uganda will start its 2025 Campus Recruitment Program for university students and recent graduates. The event happens July 2 at Kyambogo University Central Teaching Facility starting at 10 AM. The company uses the theme "The Sky is the Limit" and slogan "A Better U for a Better Uganda" for this program. Students from universities across Uganda can attend and meet industry leaders. The program helps young people explore technology careers and join Huawei's team.
The global technology company has supported digital growth and development programs across Uganda for years. This recruitment drive helps build Uganda's technology community through training and experience opportunities. Interactive sessions will teach...
Legal experts gathered Friday to discuss how courts can better enforce their decisions through a new method called structural interdicts. The Network of Public Interest Lawyers organized the meeting to examine this approach. Courts use structural interdicts to check back and make sure their orders actually happen. This system helps prevent government agencies from ignoring court rulings. The method has helped solve problems that traditional court orders could not fix.
Professor Christopher Mbazira from Makerere University explained how this process protects democracy. He said courts that stay involved after making decisions create real change for citizens. The Supreme Court used this method during the Amaba Mbabazi case against...
Uganda officials called on citizens to help create peaceful conditions for the 2026 national elections. General David Muhoozi spoke Thursday at a United Nations event honoring torture survivors. He represented Internal Affairs Minister Kahinda Otafiire at the Kampala gathering. Muhoozi said all people must follow laws to ensure stable voting. He stressed that public cooperation remains essential for election success.
Security forces sometimes mistreat civilians through individual actions rather than government orders. Muhoozi explained that these incidents damage the administration's reputation. He noted that such behavior comes from community members who wear uniforms. The minister emphasized that torture accusations often target the...
Nobel Peace Prize winner Denis Mukwege has attacked a new peace deal between Congo and Rwanda. The doctor spoke at a concert in Brussels and called the agreement a betrayal of his country. He said the pact gives away Congo's independence to foreign forces. Mukwege warned that Rwanda will profit from stolen Congolese minerals under this deal. The United States helped create the agreement that both countries signed on Friday.
Mukwege treats victims of sexual violence in eastern Congo and knows the region's problems well. He said the deal fails to bring real justice or remove foreign armies from Congolese territory. The agreement tries to stop fighting between rebel groups like M23 and FDLR. However, Mukwege believes it lacks important...
Kenya's former top judge has accused the government of removing his police protection as punishment for attending a memorial event. David Maraga lost his security team on June 26 after standing with families of people killed during last year's protests. The retired Chief Justice had received police guards since leaving office in January 2021. Officials took away his protection one day after he joined a peaceful vigil for protest victims. Maraga says the timing proves the government wanted to punish him.
The former judge wrote letters to security officials demanding answers about the sudden change. Kenya's law gives retired chief justices the right to request police protection. Maraga questioned why authorities ended his security after...
Kenya's government has defended security actions taken during violent protests that erupted June 25 across the country. Foreign Affairs Minister Musalia Mudavadi briefed international diplomats about the demonstrations that turned destructive. The protests began as peaceful events honoring people who died during 2024 anti-Finance Bill demonstrations. Government officials said violent groups took control of the gatherings and attacked police stations. Protesters also looted businesses and damaged public roads and bridges.
Citizens organized the demonstrations to protest rising living costs and high fuel prices. Young people from cities demanded government reforms and economic help for struggling families. Activists called for cuts to...
A Kampala court has allowed criminal charges to move forward against Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde. The High Court rejected his request to stop a private prosecution about claims he violated laws protecting women. Justice Gadenya Paul Wolimbwa said the lower court followed proper procedures when it approved the case. Two men filed the charges against Ssemakadde for breaking rules about respecting women. The case started after social media posts that attacked a government prosecutor.
Ssemakadde tried to block the prosecution through 12 different legal arguments. He claimed the court made unfair decisions and ignored his rights to free speech. The judge found no problems with how the case was handled and dismissed all his...
Rwanda has set new rules for bars and nightclubs across the country. The Rwanda Development Board worked with Kigali city officials and police to create the regulations. Officials want to improve public safety and reduce noise complaints from residents. The new measures affect all businesses that serve alcohol and provide entertainment. Government leaders held meetings with business owners before announcing the changes.
All bars and restaurants must stop serving alcohol at specific times each day. Monday through Friday establishments must close at 1 a.m. Saturday and Sunday closings happen at 2 a.m. All customers must leave the premises after these closing times. Only staff members can remain on the property after hours.
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