Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A dispute over delayed evidence disclosure and an application by the prosecution to conceal the identities of key witnesses dominated proceedings in the treason case involving jailed opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye at the High Court Criminal Division on Thursday. During the session before Justice …
Read More »‘Bishop’ Turyasingura committed to High Court for sodomizing barber
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Self-proclaimed “Bishop” Rauben Turyasingura will face trial in the High Court on charges of sodomising a barber during the Christmas holidays. The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court, presided over by Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa, on Tuesday committed Turyasingura to the High Court after …
Read More »Court blocks KCB from auctioning Late Babu’s Kololo residence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Plans by Kenya Commercial Bank to auction the home of the late Cedric Ndilima Babu have suffered a setback after the High Court in Kampala issued an interim order blocking the sale of his Kololo residence, pending a full hearing of a dispute over …
Read More »Fr Ssekabira granted bail
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka High Court has granted a 15-million shillings cash bail to Reverend Father Deusdedit Ssekabira, the Masaka-based Catholic priest who has been in detention for over two months on charges of money laundering. The ruling comes after the state failed to demonstrate readiness …
Read More »High Court orders IGP to clarify whereabouts of missing NUP leader
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to clarify whether the police are holding National Unity Platform (NUP) Vice President for Western Region, Jolly Tukamushaba. The directive was issued by Justice Joyce Kavuma on Friday while hearing an …
Read More »Investigations into sh60 billion BOU heist ongoing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has informed the Anti-Corruption Court that investigations into the alleged fraud involving sh60 billion from the Bank of Uganda (BoU) are still ongoing. On Monday, Chief State Attorney Richard Birivumbuka told Chief Magistrate Rachael Nakyazze that …
Read More »Court orders gov’t to produce key documents on vehicle tracking project
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered the Government to produce in court for inspection a set of key documents relating to the implementation of the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS), a project being carried out by the Russian firm Joint Stock Company Global …
Read More »Besigye’s lawyers demand expedited bail hearing
KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing detained opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutale, have petitioned the High Court in Kampala, urging the judiciary to expedite the hearing of their clients’ long-pending bail application. The application, filed on April 22, 2025, has yet to be scheduled …
Read More »High Court acquittal of ThreeWays directors in $3.8M MTN fraud case draws backlash, fuels concerns over judiciary integrity
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT REPORTER | In a ruling that has sent shockwaves through Uganda’s corporate and legal circles, the High Court’s Anti-Corruption Division on April.30, 2025, acquitted two directors of ThreeWays Shipping Company who were accused of masterminding a $3.8 million fraud against MTN Uganda. The directors, Geoffrey …
Read More »Judge Lydia Mugambe jailed for 6 years in the UK
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan judge has been jailed for six years and four months after being convicted of forcing a young Ugandan woman to work as a slave in Britain. Mugambe, a High Court judge, denied forcing the young woman to do household chores and claimed …
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