Nabilatuk, Uganda | URN | For Lina Angesa, seeking justice in Nabilatuk has become a question of whether she can afford the journey. The resident of Nabilatuk Town Council says complainants often have to travel more than 50 kilometres to Nakapiripirit to attend court, while also meeting the cost of transporting …
Read More »Court sets September 24 hearing for petition challenging Baryomunsi’s victory
Rukungiri, Uganda | URN | The High Court sitting in Rukungiri has set September 24, 2026, for the hearing of a petition challenging the election of Health Minister Dr Chris Baryomunsi as Member of Parliament for Kinkiizi East County. The petition was filed in March by former Kanungu District LC5 Chairperson …
Read More »🔴 Anthony Natif notes from Court: Battle over call logs from 2nd Nov 2023
SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** Yesterday, before Her Lordship Rosette Comfort Kania, we had what one can playfully call an anti-climactic moment: “Call Log-Gate”. You might recall that in July when …
Read More »Court gives DPP nod to extradition of Ugandan Katungi to the US
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has committed a former UPDF soldier, Michael Katungi Mpeirwe, to Luzira prison pending a decision by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs on his extradition to the United States of America. Katungi is “wanted” in the US to …
Read More »After mass withdrawal of defense team, Obeid Lutale calls up daughter in treason trial
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Following the arrest of Erias Lukwago, the deportation of Martha Karua and mass withdrawal of the other defense lawyers, treason suspect Obeid Lutale has turned to his daughter to represent him in front of the trial judge Emmanuel Baguma. Mariam Lutale, the daughter of treason …
Read More »ORLANDO’S EVIDENCE: Unclear videos, audios in Besigye treason case plot played in court
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The prosecution has today, August 24th, tendered several videos and audios from various meetings outside Uganda in which jailed opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye was allegedly plotting with others to overthrow the government. The clips were on Monday played before the Criminal Division Judge Emmanuel …
Read More »Zambia closes courts as opposition prepares election petition
Mundubile petition window closes as courts shut for business Lusaka, Zambia | LUSAKA TIMES | The window for losing presidential candidate Brian Mundubile to petition the results of the August 13 general election closes today amid the closure of court premises in Lusaka and several other parts of the country, with …
Read More »Court grants Mabirizi mandatory bail
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court granted embattled lawyer Male Mabirizi mandatory bail after finding that he had spent more than the constitutionally prescribed 60 days on remand without his trial commencing. Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa, on Friday, delivered the ruling in Kampala and …
Read More »Andrew Wilson Orlando tells court of special power bank that recorded Besigye coup plot
Spy Camera Hidden in Power Bank Used to Record Besigye, Court Told. The witness further testified that Wakayima allegedly proposed detonating a hand grenade at Café Javas along Acacia Avenue in Kampala because government officials were said to frequent the premises. Kampala, Uganda | URN | A covert camera …
Read More »First witness Andrew Wilson testifies as judge rules case can proceed without Besigye
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court in Kampala began hearing the treason case against jailed opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye in his absence Tuesday. At the commencement of the trial, the prosecution asked the court to proceed without him. Criminal Division Judge Emmanuel Baguma allowed the trial to …
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