Politics

Supreme Court affirms its illegal to try civilians in army courts, says all trials must cease

The Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal lodged by the government over the trial of civilians in the General Court Martial (GCM). The government had challenged a Constitutional Court ruling that upheld that it was “unconstitutional” for civilians to be tried in the army courts. Michael Kabaziguruka, the former Nakawa MP had petitioned the Constitutional…

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Nabiteeko’s dream is to showcase her African traditional craft-making skills on the international stage

Agnes Nabiteeko is a renowned African traditional fashion designer and craft maker. The 35-year-old mother of two learned the African traditional crafting skill at a tender age from her grandmother. She says she started living with her grandmother when she was five years. Her parents were poor and could not afford to take care of…

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Stanbic Bank rolls out new campaign to ease credit access for women, youth

Stanbic Bank Uganda has unveiled a new campaign dubbed Kiri SupaDupa which aims at breaking barriers to access to finance for newly employed individuals, especially the youth. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB) young people face numerous institutional barriers when sourcing funding for their personal or commercial ventures with lack of collateral, limited credit…

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