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The Supreme court has today given its detailed reasons for their ruling in the Uganda Presidential Election Petition No 1 of 2016 and identified 10 key reforms that it wants the Attorney General to implement ahead of the next elections. “The Attorney General must follow up the recommendations made by this court with the other …

Court has allowed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP)  to formally file an application for consideration to be represented in a case in which the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kale Kayihura is accused of brutality against protesters. Before the hearing, several pro-Kayihura protesters displayed placards and chanted, claiming the IGP had no case …

Besigye gets bail. But for how long before the police pounce again? It was the usual scene of wild excitement when opposition leader and former presidential candidate Kizza Besigye was was granted bail by the High Court on July 12. Besigye left the court atop his Pajero waving to his …

NBS: Police has turned its guns on the senior officers who commanded the Kiboko squad that saw supporters of Dr. Kizza Besigye beaten for two days in a row last week. The DPC for Wandegeya Nonoka Moses and the Regional Police commander for Kampala south have been charged before the …

NBS TV: Following the orders by the police chief Gen Kale Kayihura to investigate the police officers that beat up Besigye supporters last week, a disciplinary court was set up and started hearing the case that saw 6 of its officers appear before it. However, many questions have been raised …

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | A judge on Tuesday suspended the WhatsApp smartphone messaging service across Brazil, where it is hugely popular, for failing to surrender user data in a police investigation. “WhatsApp is blocked across the whole national territory,” a spokesman for the court in Rio de …

NBS: Forum for Democratic Change flag bearer in the February elections Dr Kiiza Besigye has applied for bail at the high court before Justice Masalo Musene in a case in which he is battling treason charges. Represented by his lawyers; Ernest Kalibbala and Frederick Mpanga, Besigye made his application on …

Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Disgraced Paralympian Oscar Pistorius could return to jail on Wednesday, when a judge is set to sentence him for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp three years ago. Pistorius was freed from prison in the South African capital Pretoria last October after serving one year …

The State has withdrawn the “Traffic Offence” case against Uganda opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, as Kasangati court prepared to make a ruling. Besigye’s lawyer Ernest Kalibbala objected to the withdrawal, saying what was going on was “state abuse.” (VIDEO BOTTOM) “We are shocked by the decision by the state …

Nakawa Chief Magistrate Eremye Mawanda is to visit Luzira Prison after Besigye made a plea to court over abuse of his rights by the State in his treason case hearing on Wednesday morning . The opposition stalwart challenged the state in court to adduce evidence of treason against him and …