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@JudiciaryUG Judges don't pay PAYE. Teachers and other Ugandans earning far less than Judges are already paying for Judges' housing, for their cars, fuel, medical and now they are paying for Judges to relax? Who even earns the right to relax in the 5th month of the year?!

Yesterday evening, the Principal Judge, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, hosted High Court Judges to an inaugural unwinding dinner at the Supreme Court Conference Hall in Kampala, in a rare evening dedicated to relaxation, laughter and fellowship away from the pressures of judicial work. Speaking during the dinner, Lady Justice Abodo expressed appreciation to the judges for turning up despite their demanding schedules and the emotional weight that comes with dispensing justice. “I don’t know how to thank you,” she said. “The amount of work on our desks, the emotions, the stress and everything that comes with this work can be overwhelming. So, to see all of you here laughing and not talking about judgments was truly refreshing.” In a humorous moment that drew laughter from the audience, the Principal Judge jokingly appointed Justice Mubiru to monitor anyone attempting to discuss judgments during the evening. “Justice Mubiru was in charge of looking at people who were talking about judgments or even thinking about judgments,” she joked. “We were going to pick you out.” Lady Justice Abodo noted that the dinner had come at the right time, especially after concerns about the Ebola outbreak had initially threatened the gathering. “When they started talking about Ebola, I said, ‘Jesus, not this,’ because we really needed this,” she remarked. She also appreciated judges who travelled from various circuits and divisions to attend the dinner and called for applause in recognition of their commitment and unity. The Principal Judge further thanked the organisers and encouraged everyone to let loose and enjoy the evening. “Please just enjoy yourselves,” she said. “Tonight is about relaxing, fellowshipping and being happy together.” Moderating the dinner, Lady Justice Sarah Langa Siu (Chief Whip of the Judges’ Get-together) thanked the Principal Judge for her thoughtful leadership and care towards judicial officers. “Interact, fellowship and truly unwind,” Lady Justice Siu said. “We appreciate the Principal Judge, our team leader, for knowing us by name, for loving us, for making us happy to serve and for taking the pressure off us. Tonight, we are here to live, love and laugh.” The lively evening featured music, karaoke, games and trivia, creating an atmosphere of warmth among the judges and invited guests. The festivities later culminated in the cutting of a cake and dancing into the night. The evening had a performance by Artist Silver Kyagulanyi

@beewol @DerrickKiyongad You will be surprised

@DerrickKiyongad You don't make your way all the way up to CJ without being a brilliant person. Granted, you may not be the most emotionally intelligent but you can't be chief justice unless you possess brains.

For all his brilliance & grasp of the law, Justice Dr. Flavian Zaija is not a very civil human being & neither is he likable. That might mean nothing because the Chief Justice is supposed to be competent not likeable but surely he can be less angry with everyone around him.

@davimasinde Ssemujju Nganda got 15 votes when he contested for Deputy Speaker at the last Speaker's elections. The opposition had over 70Mps and all but 15 voted for Tayebwa. No such thing as opposition, just stomach politics.

𝐍𝐔𝐏 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝟏𝟕 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬. 𝐍𝐑𝐌 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝟏𝟎. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐑𝐌 𝐰𝐨𝐧 𝟏𝟑-𝟏𝟎. 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 "𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐲" 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐔𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚'𝐬 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧. Watching opposition councillors in Mukono hand over a guaranteed speakership to NRM feels like an absolute betrayal of the voters who lined up to change the status quo. It’s deeply frustrating to see a clear 17-10 majority crumble because individuals chose self-interest over the collective mandate. This isn't just a loss for NUP; it's a demoralizing signal to the grassroots that local leaders are highly transactional.

@TimKalyegira @VLokol Correction: Ugandan politicians are only loyal to their stomachs and English premier league teams

@TimKalyegira @VLokol Ugandans are only loyal to their stomachs.

By the time committee Chairs are being picked. Loyalty to Among will be at 5 percent. By August, she'll be a colleague.

@IsaacSsemakadde Wondering whether there js an Advocate-client relationship here?If so, who is the client here? I thought he was internal counsel for the institution of Parliament not It's personal counsel.

Cathartic, but dangerous. Those files are protected by legal professional privilege.

@TonyNatif I don't know what the defence strategy is but I suspect that intimidating the Judge and the Court won't achieve much.

UgandaVsMollyKatanga: “Accusations Against Me are Fake”—-Mrs Katanga. In a re-examination led by Mr MacDusman Kabega, Mrs Katanga has referred to state claims that she killed her husband in order to take his property as “fake”. She just told court that she bought most of those properties and invited her late husband to put his name. When her attention was drawn to an agreement put forward by the lead investigator as a motive for her allegedly killing him, she said “even that agreement that Bibiana (Akong) had, I’m the one who bought that property, paid and brought the agreement home for him to sign so we can jointly own it.” The state posits that she killed him because he didn’t sign the agreement. This is one of several motives put forward. Mrs Katanga also scoffed at the prosecution’s claims that she killed her late husband so she could take money off of bank accounts of companies they jointly owned. Chief State Attorney Jonathan Muwaganya told her that he had instructions to put it to her that she killed her late husband and took over company accounts as the sole surviving director and then went ahead to withdraw funds, including 8 million Euros from a Euro account in Stanbic Bank. She looked him straight in the eye and said “first of all, I didn’t kill my husband” but also, “I’ve been operating those accounts alone since 2004”. The Chief Prosecutor didn’t seem to have a comeback. You can follow the re-examination proceedings here: youtube.com/live/SfKSivrYX… Full report to come later.

@TonyNatif Advocate Elison needs a refresher in court decorum. I think the Judge has not been able to have proper control of the court room. Defence counsel "objecting" even before the Prosecution puts the qns across. Objection not based on any law. Objecting for objection sake.

@nbstv @TumukundeTT What a layman thing to say! Is he on the show as an "expert"?

.@TumukundeTT: All bills have problems with drafting. You cannot be 100%. Problems with drafting don't only end at Parliament. #NBSMorningBreeze #NBSUpdates

@GukiinaPatrick Also, a statement that the "witnesses were threatened by some accused person at large" can't be proof of a threat. Surely, if they have proof, why not present it? If said threatener is known, why hasn't he been apprehended???

I believe both sides did well, csl Mpanga insisting on a statutory provision for protection of witnesses and csl Kyomuhendo also insisting that you cannot deny witnesses protection merely because their is no direct statutory provision directory on the same.

@GukiinaPatrick I don't think the witness did well. Unless you agree with him that discretion should do away with the law (in this case the accused's non-derogable Constitutional right to a fair hearing). Court can't apply it's discretion contrary to the law.

@davimasinde Stuff is really not that deep. Most politicians use NUP as a meal card. This explains the death of opposition in the outgoing Parliament. NUP is silent even as the trade order directive is ruining lives and livelihood. I guess funerals are to blame for the silence.

Imagine trying to run a race while someone is constantly tying your shoelaces together and legalizing the obstacles you trip over. That is the daily reality for NUP. Between the funerals of versatile leaders and the empty seats at the Secretariat due to exile and jail, the party is undergoing Succession Stress, which is the strain placed on an organization when its leadership is constantly being thinned out. The grief isn't just personal; it's structural. Every funeral is a reminder that in this environment, survival is the loudest form of protest.

@TonyNatif It's a fact that the that was cleansed up had been on the company bank accounts for some period of time when her husband was alive and it was withdraw in large amounts after his death.

Mrs Katanga literally said for all the time these companies have existed, she has run those company accounts alone. She has run those companies alone. Just like he run his money lending business alone. This claim that she somehow killed him yo clean out company accounts is bizarre. Also, do you understand how companies work? Hint: They have obligations that they must meet whether shareholders are dead or alive.

Well, it’s unclear to me as to why the appointment of a company director is such a big deal. There’s a difference between directors and shareholders. She told Justice Kania that she didn’t transfer any of her late husband’s shares in the company that she run solely. The shares are the value in the company. She simply appointed their children directors to help run things coz she was in jail and he was dead. How then does the state want to say that’s the motive for her allegedly killing him? As in I kill my partner so I appoint the children we have together as non-shareholding directors? Sibitegedde. 😢

@TonyNatif Whatever questions the prosecution asked, they had their final legal submissions in mind. It will all make sense at submissions stage.

Stanley Ndawula’s noise is dying down after witnessing yesterday’s cross examination of Mrs Katanga. She gave the prosecution no change whatsoever. You can only push fiction for so long. Eventually, the narrative dam breaks.

@FERDINANDIUS True

Whoever took this photo deserves an award. It speaks even in silence

@TonyNatif I read the court transcript in the Monitor. I'm of the view that her lawyer did not particularly do a good job leading her. He left too many gaps...too many things left unexplained. Cross examination might be tough for her.

Self defense is a complete defense. She has some of the best lawyers in the region. They surely know that. And she would be freed if she simply pleaded that because per state’s own evidence, she suffered “grievous harm”. But she isn’t pleading self defense because she’s honorable and maintains she didn’t do it. You gotta respect that.

@ekiggundu @KiberuJimmy Kids who think $100k is life changing in the US or Canada and will sell prime property worth billions for Ugx 350m/= and return to the US to pay $60k in health bills.

@KiberuJimmy I know of a rich man in Kampala who decided to give ALL his wealth to his brothers, sisters & their families because his own children refused to leave Canada & USA to settle in this dusty and chaotic country. He died in 2018 and left two buildings in Kikuubo.

Uganda elitist middle/political class watch the changing world (y)our kids live.They've no interest in biological assets you're stocking on ranches in Gomba,Ngoma etc.After college in Canada;those prized Najeera highrises aint their passion!Expect inlaws from Dominica,Nigeria etc

@KiberuJimmy Doesn't matter whether it's thieving parents in Uganda or honest hard working Ugandan Parents in the diaspora, there is generally no "return" on investment from diaspora kids, at least not in the way Ugdans view "returns". Parents buy that nice bag, go on holiday...live your life

@ntvuganda Why should a certain category of Ugandans being PAYE exempt particularly when they are the highest earners? They are paid by tax payers and make zero contribution to the pool? Judges, Prosecutors?

This morning on #MorningAtNTV, we look at the government’s proposed new taxes aimed at raising UGX4.8 trillion and whether Uganda’s tax system is fair to ordinary citizens. URA is targeting UGX40 trillion in revenue from UGX36.7 trillion. Is this realistic, and what reforms are needed? We are joined by Hon. Ssemujju to discuss fairness and effectiveness.