Tag Archives: court

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition by the former Ruhama County parliamentary aspirant Adens Ntare Rutaro challenging the political activities of People power and People’s Government pressure Groups. However, the five-member panel of the Constitutional Court Justices led by the Deputy Chief Justice, Richard …

Washington, US | THE INDEPENDENT |  Ex-police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of all charges in the George Floyd death in in Minneapolis, Minnesota. AFP reports that the Floyd family lawyer has hailed the Monday verdict as “turning point in history” of the US. AFP reports that Chauvin was handcuffed, taken into …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Appeals against the convictions for aggravated defilement dominate the criminal appeals session by the Appellant Court scheduled to sit in Masaka city starting on April 19th, 2021. A statement from the Judiciary shows that the court will handle 22 appeals against conviction for aggravated defilement, …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Lwemiyaga County Member of Parliament, Theodore Ssekikubo is up in arm against the state for reinstating the charges of attempted murder and gun misuse against him, which he allegedly committed over a decade ago.   In January last year, Ssekikubo was arrested on accusations of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A mother has sued St. Francis Hospital Nsambya for alleged professional negligence. In a suit filed before Civil Division of High Court in Kampala through her lawyers of Kirunda and Wasige Advocates, Rose Namara contends that she was admitted at St Francis Nsambya Hospital on April …

Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The hearing of a case in which State Minister for Labour Mwesigwa Rukutana is charged with attempted murder, assault, malicious damage and threatening violence has commenced at Ntungamo Chief Magistrates court. The case that was supposed to start on Monday failed to kick off following …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Court has finally cleared the National Forestry Authority (NFA) to auction 492 bags of charcoal that were impounded during a crackdown on illegal charcoal dealers. The charcoal bags were impounded from Amuru and Gulu districts during an operation against illegal charcoal dealers in Acholi Sub …

Ntungamo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Court has given prosecution only one more day to produce its witnesses intended to pin the State Minister for Labor Mwesigwa Rukutana, who failed to appear for the hearing that was scheduled for today. Rukutana is charged with four criminal cases of attempted murder, assault, …

  ✳ Court has set 6 conditions 1- To bury body in Fort Portal 2- This has to be done in 4 days from the day of ruling 3- To allow the family of Bob’s mother to bury 4- Police and LC system take charge 5- Each side takes care …

Soroti , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court in Soroti has allowed the Soroti District Vice Chairperson, Simon Peter Edoru Ekuu and the District Council Speaker, Stephen Olebe to apply for judicial review of the Soroti City Boundary case ruling.  Edoru and Olebe are seeking the court to quash …