BY SAMALI BITALA When anyone talks about rape, a mental picture of an unfortunate helpless female is easily conjured. It does not make it any better that our society falsely believes that it is only persons of the female sex who can be victims of rape, an act that can only be perpetrated by persons… Continue reading The cold crisis: When a man is a victim of rape

BY EDMUND KIIRU WAMBUI Education is a fundamental human right, essential for the empowerment and development of an individual and the society as a whole. Education is a right for every child, but due to the prevalence of poverty you find that the literacy rate in East Africa, more so in rural places is in… Continue reading The right to Education

BY ALEXANDER TWINOKWESIGA After months of pressure and street protests, from the political opposition and civil society, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, the IEBC, commissioners have accepted to resign themselves from their now previous duties. The call for their resignation is an attempt at preparations for, mainly, an election process that is devoid of… Continue reading Between hope and despair

BY ATUHAIRWE AGRACE For the first time in the Uganda courts of justice, the domesticated International Criminal Court Rules will be used during the trial of about thirty two (32) suspects accused of masterminding the murders/assassinations of Muslim clerics in the country between December 2014 and June 2015. The Rules touch on trial of crimes… Continue reading Court to formally apply ICC Rules in a trial

BY ATUHAIRWE AGRACE Male Mabirizi, a lawyer and a muganda by tribe is suing his king (that if he still pledges allegiance to the royal). The learned fellow filed an application at the High Court of Uganda in Kampala on 08th August, seeking declaratory orders that the King (a.k.a Kabaka) through the kingdom’s Buganda Land… Continue reading Subject versus King

By SASHA MUSIGI In this article, we attempt to make an understanding of execution of documents. Reference is made to some repealed Acts (they are repealed on paper but they are still operational as we await the total transition to the use of the Land Act 2012). The reference to the repealed Acts is for… Continue reading How to execute documents