Uganda
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- presidential republic
- CONSTITUTION
- October 8, 1995; amended in 2005
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- in 1995 a common law and customary law system was reintroduced
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National Assembly
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Court of Appeal and High Court
RELIGIONS
41.9% Catholics, 42% Protestants, 12.1% Muslims, other
From the country
- APRIL 3, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal confirmed a death sentence passed...
The Court of Appeal confirmed a death sentence passed by the High Court against former under secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Obote II's regime Anthony Okwanga
- MARCH 9, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Appeal confirmed a death sentence against...
The Court of Appeal confirmed a death sentence against Kampala businessman Johnson Kamya Wavamunno convicted of murder and robbery by the High Court last year
- FEBRUARY 25, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
A USA 1999 country report on human rights practices...
A USA 1999 country report on human rights practices ranked Uganda among the top six African countries where human rights were grossly abused
- FEBRUARY 23, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Jehoash...
Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi warned that the ministry will not be bullied into changing the death penalty law
- JANUARY 25, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
President Yoweri Museveni was under mounting pressure...
President Yoweri Museveni was under mounting pressure from church groups and human rights activists to pardon the 271 inmates on death row at the Luzira Maximum Prison, outside the capital city of Kampala
- JANUARY 18, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Sharma Kooky, a Kampala Asian businessman, was convicted...
Sharma Kooky, a Kampala Asian businessman, was convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, for murdering his wife Renu Joshi
- JANUARY 1, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
In 1999, 28 people were executed in Uganda
In 1999, 28 people were executed in Uganda
- JANUARY 1, 2000UgandaDEATH PENALTY
Uganda's new Constitution, adopted 5 years ago, retains...
Uganda's new Constitution, adopted 5 years ago, retains the death sentence for crimes including treason, rape, robbery with aggravating circumstances, murder and arms trading
- DECEMBER 30, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
On December 30, Condemned prisoner Ronald Gabula said...
On December 30, Condemned prisoner Ronald Gabula said over 50 death convicts would soon go to the gallows if President Museveni did not pardon them immediately
- DECEMBER 28, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
On December 28, Justice and Constitutional Affairs...
On December 28, Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Jehoash Mayanja Nkangi said the Cabinet rejected recommendations by the Law Reform Commission to scrap the death penalty for rapists and defilers
- NOVEMBER 1, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
In November, some 500 treason suspects, who face possible...
In November, some 500 treason suspects, who face possible execution if convicted, went on strike over poor conditions in prison and the failure of the authorities to hear their case
- OCTOBER 26, 1999UgandaDEATH PENALTY
On October 26, President Museveni announced that he...
On October 26, President Museveni announced that he had pardoned a notorious Idi Amin army officer