The government has directed prosecuting agencies to immediately halt arrests and prosecutions under several provisions of the ...

President Salva Kiir Mayardit has signed the Cybercrime and Computer Misuse Act 2026 into law, introducing a wide-ranging ...

The Bill, sponsored by Kampala Central MP Muhamad Nsereko, was passed amid applause, chest-thumping, and the silencing of ...

The Cybercrime and Computer Misuse Act 2026, signed into law on February 18 by President Salva Kiir, establishes a broad ...

Collaboration on International ICT Policy for East and Southern Africa (CIPESA)This statement was originally published on cipesa.org on 18 March 2026.Uganda's Constitutional Court has delivered a ...

Mr Kiwanuka said the affected provisions are no longer enforceable and should not be used to initiate or sustain criminal ...

The Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act 2018, which was amended at the end of last year, has come under scrutiny as it is being used by the government to target those it views as utilising online ...

Baltimore County Inspector General Kelly Madigan has released a report revealing computer misuse by multiple employees. The report details that between April 2021 and February 2024, the OIG issued six ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022 was enacted in violation of parliamentary procedure, and declared the provisions ...

The Computer Misuse Act turns 30 next year, with some in the industry calling for revisions to be made to bring it up to speed with modern security research practices. However, as Dan Raywood finds ...

What you need to know: Mabirizi remains on remand as the legal dispute over his detention and the applicability of the Constitutional Court ruling continues. Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court on ...