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I agree with the Hon. Attorney General. The Constitution itself anticipated the challenge of judicial backlog and proposed Article 142(2) and Article 142(3). The question before us is whether we are prepared to use every constitutional tool available to deliver timely justice to the people of Uganda.
A delegation from the Institute of Internal Auditors Uganda (IIAU) paid a courtesy visit to Eng. Richard Matsiko, CEO - UETCL, to express appreciation for the company’s continued support and longstanding partnership.
UETCL is a Silver Sponsor of the upcoming Internal Audit Conference scheduled for 15th–17th April 2026, under the theme “Ignite, Influence and Transform.”
During the engagement, the CEO highlighted the vital role auditors play in identifying gaps, strengthening controls, and driving continuous improvement, reaffirming UETCL’s commitment to supporting the Institute.
The IIAU team, in turn, reiterated their commitment to ongoing collaboration aimed at enhancing UETCL’s internal audit function.
IGG HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS AS SHE OPENS FIVE-DAY TRAINING
The Inspector General of Government (IGG) and President of the Eastern Africa Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (EAAACA), Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, has underscored the importance of financial investigations as a critical tool in detecting crime, dismantling criminal networks and recovering stolen assets.
She made the remarks today in Kampala, while opening a five-day advanced training on financial investigations and virtual assets organized by @EAAACA1 in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
The training is informed by findings from a 2025 Baseline Mapping Exercise which identified key gaps in Uganda’s anti-corruption framework, including limited capacity in forensic accounting, financial analysis and digital investigations, as well as challenges in accessing financial information and lack of standardized procedures.
The programme brings together participants from different Anti-Corruption Agencies (ACAs) and focuses on practical skills in financial investigations, digital evidence handling, open-source intelligence and tracing virtual assets, including through block chain technologies.
Lady Justice Naluzze emphasized the need for stronger inter-agency collaboration, noting that effective enforcement requires coordinated efforts among investigators, prosecutors, regulators and the Judiciary.
She reaffirmed @EAAACA1's commitment to supporting member states in building resilient and technology-driven anti-corruption systems, and called on participants to translate the training into concrete action.
@F_Checchi , the Team Lead at the UNODC Anti-Corruption Hub for Africa, said the training is aimed at identifying practical solutions in the fight against corruption. He urged participants to fully engage in the sessions, share experiences and apply the knowledge gained to strengthen investigations and enhance asset recovery efforts.
Dr. Ernest Katwesigye, Uganda’s Lead Focal Person for Asset Recovery Inter-Agency Network for Eastern Africa (ARINEA), noted that the training goes beyond enhancing technical skills, serving as a vital platform for strengthening collaboration among ACAs in the fight against financial crime.
#ExposeCorruption
It was only ever Arsenal.
A boyhood Gooner, our new number 10 – welcome home, Ebere ❤️
On this day in 2013, Nelson Mandela passed away. He was an unashamed ally of Washington’s adversaries that aided South Africa in the anti-apartheid struggle.
Here he is humbling a US journalist who criticised his support for Cuba🇨🇺, which had given the anti-apartheid struggle political and military support.
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A Palestinian child tries to play with a hula hoop amid the encouragement of other children in displacement camp in Gaza. 🇵🇸
China will always amaze us 😳
Oh mi…. He's on a crusade and kicking ass, clearly fed up with the Zionists BS.
Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, is a retired United States Army Colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell.
What has China learned from the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Frmer Singaporean diplomat on China's Grand Strategy:
Brilliant!!! The best video
@0rf ‼️👏👏👏
Watch Matt Orfalea Bitch Slap Those Who Said The Ukraine Invasion Was "Not About NATO"
The biggest threat in the world is NATO.
NATO exists to solve the problems created by NATO’s existence.
NATO is a military alliance that feeds on war.
To justify its existence, NATO constantly needs an external enemies and conflicts.
NATO DISBAND!
Retweet if you did this 😊
@summarizest https://t.co/sZUCMa96mS
This might be the best article I've read on Hong Kong's National Security Law, and Jimmy Lai's trial. And I know it is a view shared by a large proportion of Hong Kongers and almost everyone in wider China.
Written as an open letter to Rishi Sunak, the author is as unimpeachable a legal figure as can possibly be: Grenville Cross is a King's Counsel who was Hong Kong's first Director of Public Prosecutions after the transfer of sovereignty in 1997. He's also the Vice-Chairman of the International Association of Prosecutors, of which he is a Senator-for-Life.
He demolishes a lot of the unhinged accusations we hear from the UK and the West in general about Hong Kong's National Security Law (NSL), its supposed loss of judicial independence and the Jimmy Lai trial.
Here are some of the most interesting points he makes.
On Jimmy Lai, he counters the oft-repeated point that "Jimmy Lai’s prosecution is politically motivated". He highlights that the independence of the HK judiciary has actually been strengthened since the British left, by for instance enshrining it in the constitution. He writes that, were it not the case, "eminent jurists from elsewhere (including two former presidents of the UK Supreme Court, Lords Phillips and Neuberger), would not be sitting, as overseas judges, on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA)". He also reminds that in October 2023 "the World Justice Project ranked Hong Kong 23rd out of the 142 countries and jurisdictions surveyed in its Rule of Law Index 2023", ahead of countries like the US (26th).
He tells Rishi Sunak that "if you, or your officials, have any evidence that the prosecution is, as you alleged, 'politically motivated,' or that Mr Lai is being prosecuted 'in an attempt to silence and discredit him,' this should be handed over as soon as possible to Robertsons, Mr Lai’s solicitors. If such evidence exists, it would be invaluable to his defense team, and must be disclosed. It would enable the team to apply to the judges to stay the proceedings against him, on the basis of abuse of process. If, however, you have no such evidence, the allegations should be retracted, and the sooner the better."
He reminds that Jimmy Lai "enjoys all the fair trial guarantees contained in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and is defended by a team of six barristers, led by a Senior Counsel (Robert Pang SC) and including a King’s Counsel (Marc Corlett KC). As the NSL provides (Art.5), he enjoys the presumption of innocence, and his trial is being conducted in the same way as trials in other common law jurisdictions. As in the UK, he is entitled to contest the evidence of the prosecution witnesses, to give and call evidence of his own, and to put the prosecution to proof."
As for the judges, "Mr Lai is being tried by three professional judges, who, in their judicial oath, undertook to administer justice 'without fear or favor, self-interest or deceit.' He will only be convicted if his guilt has been proved beyond reasonable doubt, the test applied in other common law jurisdictions. If convicted, he has rights of appeal, all the way to the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, and any appeal will be fairly conducted, as he already knows [because] in August, Mr Lai had a significant victory in the Court of Appeal [...] Whereas he had been convicted of organizing an unauthorized assembly by the District Court in 2021 (arising out of an unauthorized procession in 2019), the appellate judges quashed his conviction, as they concluded the trial judge had misconstrued the evidence ([2023] HKCA 971). This outcome spoke for itself, and was testament to the resilience of our judiciary."
He also criticizes David Cameron, now the UK's Foreign Secretary, for calling on the Hong Kong authorities to “end their prosecution and release [Jimmy Lai,” pointing out that THIS is a violation of the independence of the judiciary. As he writes: "it amounted to political interference with the independently taken decisions of the DoJ’s prosecutors, which, as in any other common law jurisdiction, was unacceptable."
Lastly he demolishes the argument that the NSL violates the Sino-British Joint Declaration (JD). On the contrary he points out that "the JD contained China’s commitment to upholding 'national unity and territorial integrity,'" and that "the UK never proposed, and China never agreed, that, after 1997, Hong Kong would be denied the laws it needed to protect itself from subversive activities, secessionism, terrorism or foreign depredations." He continues: "Under China’s Constitution, national security is a matter for the country as a whole, just as it is in the UK. In 2019-20, when Hong Kong faced an insurrection that caused death, injury and destruction, the 'one country, two systems' policy was almost wrecked, but the NSL saved the day."
He reminds how destructive the insurrection was: "When the insurrection broke out, the Legislative Council was wrecked by so-called 'protesters,' who caused damage of over HK$40 million (and made clear, in violation of the JD, they wanted to separate Hong Kong from China). Thereafter, the railway network was repeatedly vandalized by rioters, with damage approaching HK$1.6 billion. In several operations, the police seized significant quantities of triacetone triperoxide (TATP), the high explosive used, for example, in the London bombings in 2005, and Hong Kong had a very narrow escape. After our universities were occupied, some were turned into bomb making factories, and the repair bill for the Polytechnic University alone came to approximately HK$700 million. Our courts, including the HKCFA and the Court of Appeal, were fire-bombed, while individual judges and their families were threatened. Many banks, businesses and restaurants were torched, with people losing their jobs. The police were incessantly attacked with Molotov cocktails, while their families were terrorized at the police married quarters. Chinese people from other parts of the country were victimized, causing many, including students, to leave Hong Kong out of fear for their safety."
As he puts it "although the rioters did everything possible to provoke Beijing into ordering the People’s Liberation Army to end the turmoil (including attacking its representative office), the authorities refused to rise to their bait. This was fortunate, as it ensured the survival of the 'one country, two systems' policy envisaged by the JD. Far, therefore, from having 'damaged' Hong Kong, the NSL saved it, and the only people to have experienced the 'chilling effect' you talked about are those who tried to destroy it."
He says that "once the NSL was enacted, the tide turned. The police finally had the tools they needed to hold offenders to account, to deter criminality, and to protect Hong Kong. It was only those who wished Hong Kong ill who had anything to fear from the NSL, and the broad mass of law-abiding people have been unaffected. As Hong Kong has always been a commercial city, the NSL was welcomed by its businesses, including HSBC, Standard Chartered, Jardine Matheson and the Marriott Group. After the NSL ended the era of lawlessness and restored normality, everybody who loved Hong Kong breathed a sigh of relief."
Interestingly - and contrary to popular belief - he mentions that "one remarkable feature of the NSL has been the restraint with which it has been applied [...] As of December 31, 2023, only 290 people had been arrested for endangering national security since the NSL’s enactment on June 30, 2020, with 170 prosecuted. Whatever impression, therefore, you may have been given, the police have applied a minimalist approach in enforcing the NSL."
He concludes that "there can, therefore, be no question of the NSL being repealed. Likewise, I imagine there is no question of your government repealing its National Security Act (2023). Like other places, Hong Kong is entitled to have laws that protect national security, and it is a bonus that the NSL is human rights heavy. Although the 'one country, two systems' policy was in real danger in 2019, its future is now secure, thanks to the NSL."
He also points out to the fact, also completely unknown in the West, that "in 2022, President Xi Jinping announced that the 'one country, two systems' policy, which the JD envisaged lasting for only 50 years, would continue after 2047. This has put people’s minds at rest and boosted confidence for the future." Facetiously, addressing Rishi Sunak, he adds: "At some point, you, or Lord Cameron, may wish to thank President Xi for having allowed our capitalist system and way of life (including the common law legal system) to endure beyond the timeframe originally contemplated."
Read the whole letter here: https://t.co/lkU3IGZWcK
![RnaudBertrand's tweet photo. This might be the best article I've read on Hong Kong's National Security Law, and Jimmy Lai's trial. And I know it is a view shared by a large proportion of Hong Kongers and almost everyone in wider China.
Written as an open letter to Rishi Sunak, the author is as unimpeachable a legal figure as can possibly be: Grenville Cross is a King's Counsel who was Hong Kong's first Director of Public Prosecutions after the transfer of sovereignty in 1997. He's also the Vice-Chairman of the International Association of Prosecutors, of which he is a Senator-for-Life.
He demolishes a lot of the unhinged accusations we hear from the UK and the West in general about Hong Kong's National Security Law (NSL), its supposed loss of judicial independence and the Jimmy Lai trial.
Here are some of the most interesting points he makes.
On Jimmy Lai, he counters the oft-repeated point that "Jimmy Lai’s prosecution is politically motivated". He highlights that the independence of the HK judiciary has actually been strengthened since the British left, by for instance enshrining it in the constitution. He writes that, were it not the case, "eminent jurists from elsewhere (including two former presidents of the UK Supreme Court, Lords Phillips and Neuberger), would not be sitting, as overseas judges, on the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (HKCFA)". He also reminds that in October 2023 "the World Justice Project ranked Hong Kong 23rd out of the 142 countries and jurisdictions surveyed in its Rule of Law Index 2023", ahead of countries like the US (26th).
He tells Rishi Sunak that "if you, or your officials, have any evidence that the prosecution is, as you alleged, 'politically motivated,' or that Mr Lai is being prosecuted 'in an attempt to silence and discredit him,' this should be handed over as soon as possible to Robertsons, Mr Lai’s solicitors. If such evidence exists, it would be invaluable to his defense team, and must be disclosed. It would enable the team to apply to the judges to stay the proceedings against him, on the basis of abuse of process. If, however, you have no such evidence, the allegations should be retracted, and the sooner the better."
He reminds that Jimmy Lai "enjoys all the fair trial guarantees contained in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and is defended by a team of six barristers, led by a Senior Counsel (Robert Pang SC) and including a King’s Counsel (Marc Corlett KC). As the NSL provides (Art.5), he enjoys the presumption of innocence, and his trial is being conducted in the same way as trials in other common law jurisdictions. As in the UK, he is entitled to contest the evidence of the prosecution witnesses, to give and call evidence of his own, and to put the prosecution to proof."
As for the judges, "Mr Lai is being tried by three professional judges, who, in their judicial oath, undertook to administer justice 'without fear or favor, self-interest or deceit.' He will only be convicted if his guilt has been proved beyond reasonable doubt, the test applied in other common law jurisdictions. If convicted, he has rights of appeal, all the way to the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal, and any appeal will be fairly conducted, as he already knows [because] in August, Mr Lai had a significant victory in the Court of Appeal [...] Whereas he had been convicted of organizing an unauthorized assembly by the District Court in 2021 (arising out of an unauthorized procession in 2019), the appellate judges quashed his conviction, as they concluded the trial judge had misconstrued the evidence ([2023] HKCA 971). This outcome spoke for itself, and was testament to the resilience of our judiciary."
He also criticizes David Cameron, now the UK's Foreign Secretary, for calling on the Hong Kong authorities to “end their prosecution and release [Jimmy Lai,” pointing out that THIS is a violation of the independence of the judiciary. As he writes: "it amounted to political interference with the independently taken decisions of the DoJ’s prosecutors, which, as in any other common law jurisdiction, was unacceptable."
Lastly he demolishes the argument that the NSL violates the Sino-British Joint Declaration (JD). On the contrary he points out that "the JD contained China’s commitment to upholding 'national unity and territorial integrity,'" and that "the UK never proposed, and China never agreed, that, after 1997, Hong Kong would be denied the laws it needed to protect itself from subversive activities, secessionism, terrorism or foreign depredations." He continues: "Under China’s Constitution, national security is a matter for the country as a whole, just as it is in the UK. In 2019-20, when Hong Kong faced an insurrection that caused death, injury and destruction, the 'one country, two systems' policy was almost wrecked, but the NSL saved the day."
He reminds how destructive the insurrection was: "When the insurrection broke out, the Legislative Council was wrecked by so-called 'protesters,' who caused damage of over HK$40 million (and made clear, in violation of the JD, they wanted to separate Hong Kong from China). Thereafter, the railway network was repeatedly vandalized by rioters, with damage approaching HK$1.6 billion. In several operations, the police seized significant quantities of triacetone triperoxide (TATP), the high explosive used, for example, in the London bombings in 2005, and Hong Kong had a very narrow escape. After our universities were occupied, some were turned into bomb making factories, and the repair bill for the Polytechnic University alone came to approximately HK$700 million. Our courts, including the HKCFA and the Court of Appeal, were fire-bombed, while individual judges and their families were threatened. Many banks, businesses and restaurants were torched, with people losing their jobs. The police were incessantly attacked with Molotov cocktails, while their families were terrorized at the police married quarters. Chinese people from other parts of the country were victimized, causing many, including students, to leave Hong Kong out of fear for their safety."
As he puts it "although the rioters did everything possible to provoke Beijing into ordering the People’s Liberation Army to end the turmoil (including attacking its representative office), the authorities refused to rise to their bait. This was fortunate, as it ensured the survival of the 'one country, two systems' policy envisaged by the JD. Far, therefore, from having 'damaged' Hong Kong, the NSL saved it, and the only people to have experienced the 'chilling effect' you talked about are those who tried to destroy it."
He says that "once the NSL was enacted, the tide turned. The police finally had the tools they needed to hold offenders to account, to deter criminality, and to protect Hong Kong. It was only those who wished Hong Kong ill who had anything to fear from the NSL, and the broad mass of law-abiding people have been unaffected. As Hong Kong has always been a commercial city, the NSL was welcomed by its businesses, including HSBC, Standard Chartered, Jardine Matheson and the Marriott Group. After the NSL ended the era of lawlessness and restored normality, everybody who loved Hong Kong breathed a sigh of relief."
Interestingly - and contrary to popular belief - he mentions that "one remarkable feature of the NSL has been the restraint with which it has been applied [...] As of December 31, 2023, only 290 people had been arrested for endangering national security since the NSL’s enactment on June 30, 2020, with 170 prosecuted. Whatever impression, therefore, you may have been given, the police have applied a minimalist approach in enforcing the NSL."
He concludes that "there can, therefore, be no question of the NSL being repealed. Likewise, I imagine there is no question of your government repealing its National Security Act (2023). Like other places, Hong Kong is entitled to have laws that protect national security, and it is a bonus that the NSL is human rights heavy. Although the 'one country, two systems' policy was in real danger in 2019, its future is now secure, thanks to the NSL."
He also points out to the fact, also completely unknown in the West, that "in 2022, President Xi Jinping announced that the 'one country, two systems' policy, which the JD envisaged lasting for only 50 years, would continue after 2047. This has put people’s minds at rest and boosted confidence for the future." Facetiously, addressing Rishi Sunak, he adds: "At some point, you, or Lord Cameron, may wish to thank President Xi for having allowed our capitalist system and way of life (including the common law legal system) to endure beyond the timeframe originally contemplated."
Read the whole letter here: https://t.co/lkU3IGZWcK](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GEvl0oXagAAmvZ9.jpg)
A 🧵 of all the protests in support of Palestine WORLDWIDE! ✊🏻🇵🇸
Please share your own pictures and videos in the comments so I can add them too! 🙏🏻
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OOPS! The U.S. has repeatedly cut China out of global processes--but the attacks have backfired, as the Chinese reacted by building their own paths! This 1m49s video includes many "before and after" headlines which people are welcome to lift for their own purposes
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