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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Martha Karua, the lead lawyer in the trial of Dr. Kizza Besigye and co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, has asked the High Court Criminal Division in Kampala to intervene to challenge her recent deportation from Uganda. She says her deportation from Uganda and exclusion from representing retired Colonel …

      Kampala, Uganda | URN | The arrest and remand of seven senior Parliament officials on corruption-related charges has attracted a mixed reaction. Some politicians, activists and members of the public welcomed the development, while others urged that the IGG should cast her net wider to catch the …

  Throw out the entire DNA report; Forensic expert advises court   SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X.  **** In a rather dramatic turn, the DNA forensic expert told Justice Rosette Comfort Kania earlier today that …

Kampala, Uganda | URN |  The Luzira Chief Magistrates Court has remanded former Minister for Ethics and Integrity Miria Matembe to Luzira Prison on charges of promoting sectarianism. The 73-year-old appeared before Grade One Magistrate Sheilah Gloria Atim on Tuesday evening and was remanded until Wednesday, July 1, 2026, when …

  DNA evidence before court is incapable of proving who fired the gun that ended Mr Henry Katanga’s life, says a British DNA forensics expert   SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X.  **** In February 2026, …

  Kenyan constitutional lawyer and veteran politician Martha Karua embraced the brief to defend Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye after his abduction from Nairobi in November 2024. Nearly two years later, she finds herself barred from entering Uganda, in a legal and political saga that is testing the boundaries of justice, …

    Cross Examination of Mrs Katanga’s Second Expert Witness   SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X.  **** In a rather interesting show of professional confidence, the second defense expert witness invited prosecution to ask him …

    SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X.  **** A consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon (witness DW3XXX) tells Justice Rosette Comfort Kania that Mrs Katanga’s injuries likely compromised functioning in her limbs, “especially grasping and the ability …

    A wave of opposition arrests, military detentions and treason charges signals a deepening political crisis   COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Uganda’s security agencies’ continued abduction and torture of political opponents, with Erias Lukwago, former Kampala Lord Mayor and lawyer to the incarcerated Dr Kizza Besigye on …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court has today postponed a ruling on the bail application of former Kampala Lord Mayor and lawyer Erias Lukwago. Lukwago is seeking temporary freedom on misprision of treason charges. The ruling is now expected to be delivered electronically through the Electronic Court …