No funds and Covid-19 have stalled trial of 6000 capital offenses

By Joseph Kato The judiciary has attributed the stagnated trial of 6,912 suspects in capital offences to Covid19 pandemic that has scaled down activities of court. James Karemani the spokesperson of the judiciary also cites lack of funds as another factor that has stalled the High Court sessions for already committed suspects. Karemani’s response follow a concern raised…

Security Agencies Pledge to Discipline Their Officers Torturing People

By Joseph Kato Two days after president, Yoweri Museveni, addressed the country condemning inhumane actions of individual security personnel, Uganda Police Force- UPF, Uganda People’s Defence Forces- UPDF and Uganda Prisons Service- UPS have pledged to get tougher on their own officers perpetrating the crimes. Museveni, in his Saturday address expressed dissatisfaction to the conduct…

Serum Institute was alerted of fake COVID-19 vaccines in Uganda and India

The Serum Institute, the official manufacturer of the COVISHIELD brand of Astrazeneca vaccine has confirmed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) that the products they alerted them about in July and August were indeed falsified. In its latest statement, WHO says that the fake vaccines were reported at patient level in Uganda and India. “Genuine COVISHIELD vaccine is…