The people who helped run Uganda met at the president's house on February 7, 2025. They decided to take back a paper that would change the rules about the army courts. They made this choice because the biggest court in Uganda said army courts cannot judge normal people anymore.
The biggest court said army courts must only deal with soldiers. One very smart judge named Catherine said these army courts are not fair when they try to judge normal people. She thinks normal courts should handle cases when soldiers do bad things to normal people.
President Museveni felt sad about what the big court said. He thinks army courts help keep Uganda safe. He asked his helpers to write new rules that might change what the big court decided. The president said Uganda belongs to people who can vote, not just to judges.
The army boss, General Muhoozi, did not like what the big court said either. He thinks this will make it hard for the army to maintain good behavior among soldiers and worries that it might make it harder to protect people.
A man named Medard, who helps make rules for Uganda, sees problems with how things work. He says many people stay in jail even though the big court said they should not be there. The army courts have not given their papers to normal courts, which means people stay locked up without good reason.
Some smart people who know about laws say the government needs to change bigger rules if it wants army courts to judge normal people again. Peter, a wise lawyer, says they must change Uganda's most important rules. He thinks army courts should only deal with small problems between soldiers. If they want to do more, they need to become part of the normal courts where everyone goes.
The biggest court said army courts must only deal with soldiers. One very smart judge named Catherine said these army courts are not fair when they try to judge normal people. She thinks normal courts should handle cases when soldiers do bad things to normal people.
President Museveni felt sad about what the big court said. He thinks army courts help keep Uganda safe. He asked his helpers to write new rules that might change what the big court decided. The president said Uganda belongs to people who can vote, not just to judges.
The army boss, General Muhoozi, did not like what the big court said either. He thinks this will make it hard for the army to maintain good behavior among soldiers and worries that it might make it harder to protect people.
A man named Medard, who helps make rules for Uganda, sees problems with how things work. He says many people stay in jail even though the big court said they should not be there. The army courts have not given their papers to normal courts, which means people stay locked up without good reason.
Some smart people who know about laws say the government needs to change bigger rules if it wants army courts to judge normal people again. Peter, a wise lawyer, says they must change Uganda's most important rules. He thinks army courts should only deal with small problems between soldiers. If they want to do more, they need to become part of the normal courts where everyone goes.
