Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Makindye West member of parliament, Allan Ssewanyana, is concerned about his health condition, a day after his release from incarceration. Ssewanyana, together with Kawempe North MP Mohammed Ssegirinya were granted bail on Monday after spending 17 months in prison on charges …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Allan Ssewanyana, the Makindye West MP and his Kawempe North counterpart, Muhammad Ssegirinya have finally secured bail. Masaka High Court Resident Judge, Lawrence Tweyanze granted the two legislators temporary freedom on Monday afternoon. The dou has spent nearly 16 months on remand on a spiral …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jailed legislators Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya will have to wait until next month to find out the fate of their bail application. The decision was announced by the Masaka High Court. The hearing of a bail application failed to kick off as scheduled after …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City businessman, Denis Buchanan is out on bail. He was released by the Makindye-based Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF General Court Martial Chairperson, Robert Mugabe Freeman on Tuesday after satisfying the bail conditions. Buchanan was arrested on October 22nd, 2022 together with John Bosco Nyundo, Godfrey …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dismissed a case by Retired Justice George Kanyeihamba challenging the move to scrap bail for suspects on capital offenses. In 2021, Kanyeihamba together with John Solomon Nabuyanda, Edrine Price Bodda, Alex Wavamunno, Ronald William Asiimwe, and Simon Ssenyonga sued the Attorney …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Hoima has arrested a 39-year-old man for allegedly soliciting 350,000 Shillings. The suspect has been identified as Elisa Kato, a resident of Kigorobya town council in Hoima district. Kato was arrested on Monday at the Hoima Magistrates court after he received 350,000 …
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Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka High Court will now hear the bail applications for the Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya and his Makindye West Counterpart, Allan Ssewanyana. This stems from a directive by the International Crimes Division Judge Alice Komuhangi Khauka to the registrar to immediately transfer the legislator’s bail …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The investigator in the case in which 32 supporters of the National Unity Platform are accused of being in illegal possession of explosive devices has asked the General Court Martial in Makindye to deny them bail. Investigator Elly Musinguzi (Lt) of the Special Investigations Bureau of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption court in Kampala has granted bail to six people accused of conspiring to defraud Tropical Bank limited more than 2.1 billion shillings. Those granted bail include; Hajjara Nansubuga, Faridah Nasiiwa and Deborah Acen, all bankers from Tropical Bank Limited. The others are; Paul …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwenzururu cultural leader Charles Wesley Mumbere has said that the military and the political leadership have vested interests in the ongoing court case against him. More than 100 people lost their lives during the joint security attack on Mumbere’s palace in Kasese town, in November 2016. …
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