“After countless sleepless nights, hard work, and battling moments of doubt and exhaustion, I finally made it. Passing the bar in Uganda wasn’t just a test of knowledge, but a test of strength and resilience. Grateful for the journey, and ready for the next chapter.”
Earlier today, the VC @ProfNawangwe hosted Mrs. Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe (@AnneTwino) the Deputy Inspector General of Government @IGGUganda and Acting President of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA) together with her delegation.
They discussed the Ombuds Day theme Ombuds: Office of Options, the university's successful reconciliation-based conflict resolution, ongoing infrastructure projects, and a renewed commitment to institutional partnership.
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"Chairman, a country without reserves is not sovereign. The potential of this Bill to destabilize Uganda’s balance of payments is our primary concern as a central bank. For example, last financial year the overall balance of payment surplus was USD 1.5 billion. That’s how we were able to increase our reserve coverage by USD 1.5 billion. Today as we speak our reserves are close to USD 6 billion. Why? Because these inflows have been coming in. The moment you tamper with these inflows here, we risk running down our reserves, and that is economic disaster for a country.” Governor Atingi-Ego on the Protection of Sovereignty Bill 2026 in an appearance before Parliament today.
Talk to the Ombudsman: Deputy IGG takes Office of Options message to Makerere University
The Deputy IGG, Mrs @AnneTwino has kicked off the 2026 International Ombudsman Day commemorations with a courtesy visit to Makerere University Vice Chancellor, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe.
Under the theme “Ombuds: Office of Options,” the visit makes Makerere the first public institution visited by the Inspectorate of Government during this year’s commemorations.
Mrs. Muhairwe, who is also President of the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association (AOMA), emphasised that the Ombuds is not an “office of critics,” but an avenue for fairness, accountability, reconciliation and peaceful resolution of grievances.
Prof. Nawangwe welcomed the engagement and commended the Inspectorate’s reconciliation-based approach to resolving disputes, noting that collaboration between the two institutions can strengthen fair and accountable service delivery.
The visit concluded with a tour of the Makerere University Museum, highlighting the institution’s rich history and evolution.
#TalkToTheOmbudsman
⚖️ “The law must be a pathway through which equality, dignity and justice are realised for all.”
At the opening of the EOC National Inter-University Access to Justice, Discrimination and Equal Opportunities Moot Court Competition 2026, Hon. Lady Justice Olive Kazaarwe Mukwaya, President of International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ-UC) and Chief Guest, urged the next generation of lawyers to embrace the law as an instrument for advancing equality, inclusion and access to justice.
Her message sets the tone for these two days of advocacy, legal scholarship and meaningful engagement on discrimination and equal opportunities.
Advancing Equality, Dignity and Inclusion through Law and Justice.
#EOCMoot2026 #EqualOpportunities #AccessToJustice #RuleOfLaw #LegalEducation #Inclusion
WATCH: Mityana Woman MP Judith Nabakooba has urged new local council leaders to trace beneficiaries of government revolving funds and recover unpaid loans to allow others to benefit. During a tracking visit to Mityana North on Monday, she found that some Youth Livelihood Fund (YLP) programme beneficiaries had failed to repay loans issued 13 years ago. Only three of 17 Emyooga groups that received Shs30 million each qualified for an additional Shs20 million, with some groups repaying as little as Shs40,000 since 2020/21.
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📹: Noeline Nabukenya
Capital Gains Taxation and Change of Ownership in Uganda
Emerging Lessons From the Cases of Enviroserv (U) Ltd v URA and Kuku Foods (U) Limited v URA
#PractitionerInsight via @URAuganda’s @BCWinnie
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YOU’VE PAID MILLIONS OF MONEY FOR THE LAND. THE CERTFIICATE OF TITLE IS LEGIT. THE SEARCH REPORT IS CLEAN. THEN SOMEONE WALKS ONTO YOUR LAND AND SAYS: “THIS IS MINE.”
What did your due diligence miss?
This is the uncomfortable question every land buyer in Uganda should ask before paying the purchase price.
A certificate of title is fundamental. A search at the Land Registry is essential. But a clean title search does not mean you are done with due diligence.
Because land is not just what appears on paper.
Before buying, ask;
Who is actually on the land?
Who are the neighbours?
Where are the actual boundaries?
Are the beacons where they should be?
Is there an access road or easement?
Does the land on the ground correspond with the title?
Is anyone asserting a competing interest?
This is why you must open the boundaries.
Visit the land. Identify the beacons. Engage a qualified surveyor where necessary. Speak to neighbours, Local Council leaders and others who may have knowledge of the land.
A site visit can reveal an occupant. A survey can reveal a boundary problem. A neighbour can reveal a longstanding dispute. The ground can reveal what the register does not.
This does not mean we should distrust the land register. It means we should use it properly, and then verify it against reality.
The certificate of title is important. But do not let a clean title search give you a false sense of security.
Before your money leaves your account.
Conduct a search at the land registry. Visit the land. Open the boundaries. Know the neighbours. Investigate the interests. Then pay.
Because you are not merely buying a certificate. You are buying an interest in a physical piece of land. And the safest land buyer is not necessarily the one who has the cleanest paperwork. It is the one who has verified the paperwork against the reality on the ground.
Land due diligence must follow the land.
#LandTransactions #KibanjaLawyering
Pray for contractors without price escalation clauses ....with the geopolitical situation in the Middle East now.
But also, pray for employers + contractors who included these clauses but didn't estimate the contingency basket well...