Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Fourth Infantry Division Court Martial in Gulu City has granted bail to Maj. Travers Kibuuka, the embattled former 2nd in command of the UPDF 71st battalion accused of torturing civilians. The army disciplinary court charged Maj. Kibuuka 38 of two counts of assault and …
Read More »UJA President Rukundo wins case filed by Lubowa faction
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has dismissed the case filed by five journalists including Abubaker Lubowa and Zambaali Blasio Mukasa against Uganda Journalists Association (UJA), President Mathias Rukundo and Secretary General, Emmanuel Kirunda challenging the planned general election that was scheduled for February 25th, 2023. The …
Read More »Court fixes date in common nuisance case against Muhoozi
If found guilty of the charges, Kainerugaba could face up to two years of imprisonment according to the Penal Code Act of Uganda Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The City Hall Magistrate’s court has scheduled the hearing of Male Mabirizi’s case against the Presidential advisor for Special Duties and …
Read More »Court reverses Owere’s dismisssal as NOTU chair
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has declared illegal the attempted removal of Usher Wilson Owere as the Chairman General of the National Organisation of Trade Unions (NOTU) by a section of the organization’s leadership. In November 2022, a group led by the NOTU Secretary-General Peter Werike and Deputy …
Read More »Court orders fresh hearing of forgery case against Justice Minister
Kampala, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered for fresh hearing of a case in which Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Nobert Mao is accused of uttering a false document and forging the minutes of Democratic Party Delegates’ meeting. Criminal Division Judge Paul Gadenya Wolimbwa made …
Read More »Court orders Don Zella to deposit UGX 20M security in Speke Apartments burglary case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Kampala has directed socialite Sheila Nadege, commonly known as Don Zella, to deposit Shillings 20 million as security with the court. This amount is intended to cover potential costs that may be incurred by Speke Hotel, which Don Zella sued over the …
Read More »Ssegirinya’s inciting violence case pushed to August
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hearing of the case in which Kawempe North Member of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya is accused of inciting violence has flopped due to the absence of his lawyer Medard Lubega Sseggona. On Friday, Ssegirinya told Buganda Road Magistrates Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Siena …
Read More »Kabale district struggles to settle 13 court cases
Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabale district local government is battling 13 court cases, some of which have been ongoing since 2011, according to Gordon Manzi, the Kabale District Principal Assistant Secretary. Some of the cases include civil suit number 93 of 2015 of Biganja George and Kisamunyu Deogratius …
Read More »Lawyer Kwesiga Bateyo convicted for land fraud
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has convicted Kampala City-based advocate Kenneth Kwesiga Bateyo and two others on various charges, including obtaining money by false pretense, forgery of a sales agreement, procuring the execution of documents by false pretense, and conspiracy to commit a …
Read More »Supreme Court Judge Stella Arach finally laid to rest
Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of former Supreme Court Judge Stella Arach Amoko has finally been buried, three weeks after her death. She was laid to rest on Saturday afternoon at Jukiya Hill Ward Juba Village in Nebbi district in a highly attended burial by Hundreds of …
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