TOP 15 – LONGLISTED 2020 Artist: Elvis Kiweewa Title: Drawing of Peter Wanabwa Washing His Face Size: 84.1 x 54.9 cm Medium: Graphite and Charcoal on Paper Year: 2020 Born in 1997, Elvis Kiweewa is a hyper realist pencil artist, based in Kampala, Uganda. He is currently in the final year of pursuing a Bachelor […]
Born in 1992, Ronald Odur is a multi-media artist in Uganda. He mostly works with aluminium plates, which he manipulates by embossing, burning, stitching, creasing and adding wire, paper and other objects. His work and ideas then reveal themselves as sculpture, installation, drawing and performance. His connection to aluminium, which is his primary resource, started […]
Introduction Payment systems are an integral part of commercial and financial transactions in Uganda and they include Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) for interbank transfers, Automated Clearing House (ACH) system for clearing cheques and the Electronic Funds Transfers (EFTs) as well as securities settlement systems such as the Central Securities Depository (CSD) operated by […]
Introduction On 30th January 2020, the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom declared the novel corona virus (Covid-19) outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. This followed reports from various nations outside of China that Covid-19 had begun to spread within their borders. Due to the exponential increase in […]
Trademarks International Conventions, Treaties and Arrangements WIPO WTO TRIPS Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol ARIPO (Banjul Protocol on Marks) Paris Convention (Paris Union) Although Uganda is a member of the Paris Union, there is no provision in the legislation relating to international arrangements. As such, it should not be possible […]
Introduction The Security Interest in Movable Property Act, 2019 (“SIMPA”) came into force on 31st May 2019 and repealed the Chattels Securities Act 2014. The SIMPA and the regulations made thereunder did (inter-alia) establish a new system for the registration of security over movable assets which was operationalized in October 2019. Below is an overview […]
Project finance transactions are built around an intricate web of rights, duties and obligations that spring from a suite of agreements cutting across diverse parties. The parties usually include the project company, project sponsors, lenders, contractors, suppliers, off-takers, insurers and government bodies, among others. In this review, we explore a number of issues that may […]
Introduction The legal framework governing rights related to data and privacy in Uganda was for several years solely based on diverse sources that included the Constitution of Uganda, principles of common law and some of the legislation regulating various sectors. The coming into force of the Data Protection and Privacy Act, 2019 (the “Act”) has […]
The MMA Prize in 2018 was won by Pamela Enyonu with her piece called Bwino. “‘Bwino’ is a Luganda word which means ‘ink’. Its usage has evolved to mean checked and proven facts as basis of logical arguments and conclusions. In this day of ‘alternative’ facts, there is even a bigger need to real facts […]
By Julius M. Musoke Is the property in minerals in Uganda vested in private citizens? The Constitution and the Mining Act 2003, vest the entire property in and control of all minerals in, on and under any land or waters in Uganda in the Government of Uganda. Is there a primary regulatory authority for the […]
