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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court International Crimes Division in Kampala has sent Abdul Swamadu Muyomba to Luzira Prison to serve six months for failure to bring a Major Muhammad Kiggundu murder suspect he stood surety for. The suspect, Bruhan Balyejusa Kalyango, is the second person to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Hearing of an application for habeas corpus in the case of Dr Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutale earlier scheduled for next week, has now been moved to tomorrow at 9 am at TWED Towers. The hearing will set the stage for moving the …
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