Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka Chief Magistrate’s Court has granted an application for a vote recount in the closely contested Kalungu West constituency election. The order raised hopes of resolving the dispute that has left voters and candidates anxious. The Chief Magistrate issued orders for the recount …
Read More »Uganda: NRM Lines Up More Than 40 Lawyers to Defend Museveni’s Victory
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party has lined up at least 45 lawyers to defend the victory of President-elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni should his election be challenged in the Supreme Court. Museveni, the NRM candidate, defeated seven other contenders after securing 71.6 percent of …
Read More »Uganda’s judiciary, bail and the battle for rule of law
COMMENT | ALEX ATWEMEREIREHO | In the high chambers of the Kampala High Court on Monday, 29 December 2025, Justice Emmanuel Baguma delivered a ruling that will reverberate far beyond the stone walls of Courtroom No. 335. In a drama that has occupied the conscience of Ugandans and unsettled international …
Read More »Maduro pleads not guilty in U.S. court
NEW YORK | Xinhua | Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday pleaded not guilty to all U.S. charges during his first court appearance in New York. “I am innocent, I am not guilty,” Maduro told the court, adding that he was “kidnapped” at his home in Caracas and that he …
Read More »🔴 Anthony Natif notes from Court: Cross Examination of PW24, Detective Sergeant David Beteise
SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** Cross Examination of PW24, Detective Sergeant David Beteise Date: 10/Nov/2025 After about 2 hours and 42 minutes of examination-in-chief, the prosecution, led by Assistant DPP Samali …
Read More »🔴 Anthony Natif notes from Court: Witness 24 in Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and Others
SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** Prosecution Witness 24: Evidence-In-Chief Led by: Assistant DPP, Samali Wakooli 10:03 am: Judge Rosette Comfort Kania walks in; with her usual assured look. Everyone stands and bows. …
Read More »🔴 Anthony Natif notes from Court: Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and Others 17/November/2025
SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** This week, the High Court won’t be hearing this matter, the same having been adjourned to 24th November and then 1st to 2nd December 2025. The hope – at …
Read More »Bangladesh’s ex-PM Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity
NEW DELHI | TASS | A tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to the death penalty for crimes against humanity related to a crackdown on mass protests last year, according to a BTV broadcast from the court on Monday. The International Crimes Tribunal found Hasina guilty on all five …
Read More »🔴 Anthony Natif notes from Court: Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and Others 10/November/2025
The Hunt For The Late Henry Katanga’s Elusive Nail Clippings and Fingerprint Results Continues. SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** Yesterday, November 10, the criminal division of the High Court, in this …
Read More »🔴 Anthony Natif notes from Court: Prosecution case enters final stretch
SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** There’s an air of nervous excitement in the Criminal Division of the High Court as this murder trial presided over by Lady Justice Rosette Comfort Kania enters …
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