On 2nd June 2020, the Parliament of Uganda passed the Administration of the Judiciary Act 2020. It was signed into law by the President of Uganda on 19th June 2020. This resulted from lobbying and advocacy by the Coalition in support of the Independence of the Judiciary (CISTICJ). The Coalition includes the Centre for Public…

Introduction An Act to consolidate, update, and modernize the law on legal aid in Uganda; to codify Government’s obligation in relation to the provision of legal aid to indigent or vulnerable persons; to create Justice Centres Uganda and designate them as the government agency responsible for providing legal aid on behalf of Government; repeal the…

Introduction Uganda was the first East African country to recognize privacy as a fundamental human right, as enshrined in article 27 of the 1995 Uganda Constitution as well as in regional and international laws. The Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019 aims to protect individuals and their data by regulating the processing of personal information…

Introduction The Primary Education State Minister, Rosemary Seninde tabled the Bill in parliament on behalf of the Government in July 2020.  The Bill was referred to the Education and Sports Committee for Scrutiny. Once amended, the Bill will replace the law that was enacted in 1983. Objective The object of this Bill is to reform…

Introduction The Roads Act 2019 came into force following its publication on 25th September 2019 in the gazette and the Act repealed the Roads Act Cap. 358 and the Access to Roads Act, Cap. 350 Objective The Act was put in place to ensure the following; Reformation of the law relating to the development, management…

1. Introduction 1.1 The objective of the Act This is an Act of Parliament that gives effect to Article 50(4) of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda. It does so by providing for the procedure of enforcing rights under Chapter 4 of the 1995 Constitution of Uganda. The law was assented to by the President H.E…