Tag Archives: High Court

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has dismissed with costs an application in which city lawyer Ben Muhumuza wanted to block elections in 89 constituencies. In his application, Muhumuza wanted the court to issue a permanent injunction restraining the Electoral Commission from nominating any individual or …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has rejected government’s defense in a suit in which Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake is seeking compensation for torture inflicted on him in state custody. Civil Division High Court Judge Esta Nambayo rejected the evidence on Wednesday morning after the …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    The High Court in Christchurch of New Zealand started Monday the sentencing hearing of the gunman in the Christchurch mosque shootings, who killed 51 people, mostly worshippers, on March 15, 2019. The 29-year-old Australian, Brenton Tarrant, appeared emotionless as his actions on the day of …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application filed by Moses Banalekaki to block the election of members of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party Central Executive Committee-CEC. Banalekaki petitioned the court accusing CEC, NRM’s second top organ for allegedly resolving not to nominate candidates …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has halted the trial of three people accused of causing government a financial loss of 2.7 billion Shillings when they added a ghost Russian pilot on the payroll of the Uganda People’s Defense AirForce-UPDAF. The three; Caroline Kyakabale, the former Human Resource …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has dismissed with costs a petition filed by the Registered Trustees of Africa Muslim Community (Juma Sect) in which they sued Uganda Muslim Supreme Council claiming ownership of the land where Nateete town mosque is constructed. On Friday, Justice Jesse Byaruhanga …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The two consolidated applications seeking to quash a ban on open-air campaigns have been thrown out by the High Court in Kampala. The applications filed separately by Dr Emmanuel Diini and presidential aspirant Joseph Kabuleta, came after the Electoral Commission announced that persons campaigning …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Civil Division has dismissed an application filed by Dr. Wilberforce Wandera Kifudde, the former Technical Manager Production of National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Data Bank (NAGRC & DB) against the Executive Director and Attorney General. Through his lawyers, Crispus Ayena Adongo …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The former Makindye East Member of Parliament, Michael Mabikke has sued Law Development Center for canceling his Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.   Through his lawyers of Semuyaba, Iga and Company Advocates, Mabikke contends that after successfully completing his four year Bachelors of Law degree …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An assistant lecturer at Makerere University, Godber Wilson Tumushabe is suing the institution demanding to be paid his salary arrears for eight years amounting to 304 million shillings. Tumushabe says that when he was being employed as an assistant lecturer at the Human Rights and …