Mining Law

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The Ex­ec­u­tive should take Par­lia­men­tary res­o­lu­tions more se­ri­ously

Due dili­gence must be care­fully ex­erted by the ex­ec­u­tive on de­ci­sions to de­crease the risk of get­ting into trou­ble on the ba­sis of Par­lia­ment rec­om­men­da­tions as was of the for­mer Prime Min­is­ter Amama Mbabazi, dur­ing the al­leged ‘oil bribery’ scan­dals that saw a UGX 13 bil­lion com­pen­sa­tion be­ing awarded to Mr. Sev­erino Twinobus­ingye.

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An assessment of the legal regime governing the mining industry in Uganda

The overall objective of this study was to assess the legal regime governing the mining industry in Uganda.

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AG Nyombi tasked to explain sh12.9b award

Parliament on Thursday put to task the Attorney General, Peter Nyombi, to explain the sh12.9b award to city lawyer Severino Twinobusingye by the Constitutional Court.

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Govt files appeal in sh13b oil case

The Government has appealed against the taxation award of sh12.9b in an oil case to city lawyer Severino Twinobusingye, the Attorney General, Peter Nyombi, has revealed.

“A lot has been said about this case, but above all, an appeal has been made. I advised Parliament and my advice was ignored. The man went to court and he was awarded this money,” said Nyombi.

He said he had asked court to avail him a certified copy of the taxation proceedings in the matter for purposes of preparing and pursuing the appeal.

Early this year, the Constitutional Court awarded Twinobusingye, a supporter of Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, sh12.9b as legal costs. However, the ward has since caused public outcry.

The award was in connection to a case in which Twinobusingye sued the Government challenging Parliament’s resolution to ask Mbabazi and two other Cabinet ministers to step aside as they investigated them over bribery allegations in the oil sector.

SOURCE: ( New Vision story by Henry Sekanjako, 30th July, 2013 )

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Court lifts ban on Parliament oil probe

The Court had stopped the ad-hoc committee from investigating Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi and two Cabinet ministers pending a final determination of the petition filed by Severino Twinobusingye who contended that parliament has no power to set up such a committee.