Tag: Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)

U.S. Announces More Than $150 Million in Support at Pacific Islands Forum

On commercial diplomacy, the United States is shifting assistance toward private-sector-led growth, including efforts with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan to connect every Pacific Islands Forum country to a trusted undersea cable network. A second Pacific Investment Summit is scheduled to be hosted in early 2027.

UN Human Rights Chief Urges Urgent Action on Unprecedented AI Risks

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Failures involving agentic AI systems, he said, could disrupt essential services, fracture communications, destabilise critical infrastructure and undermine democratic institutions. Entire populations could lose access to clean water, heating and financial services.

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Gov’t Fight against Corruption has Vindicated Opposition Leaders-LOP

The aftermath of the 2026 general elections so many NUP supporters were arrested and some before the elections and many have not been granted bail as others have been lucky to be granted bail by different courts.

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Museveni Defends Barugahara, Nameere Anti-Corruption Inspections

The President noted that the bigger challenge is ensuring evidence gathered from the field leads to prosecutions, calling for faster action from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

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Uganda Law Society protests arrest and detention of Lukwago

“This action constitutes a blatant and unconstitutional political persecution prohibited under Article 43 (2)( a ) of the constitution, which explicitly states that nothing in the general limitations clause shall permit political persecution,” he said adding that it further violates Articles 120 (5) and 120 (6) which mandate that the DPP exercise prosecutorial authority with impartiality, integrity and free from partisan or political direction.

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