Tag Archives: Musa Ssekaana

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Tracy Natukunda Bamanya, a senior six student of St. Peters Senior Secondary School Naalya has lost an application for an interim High Court order compelling the school to readmit her. Civil Division High Court Judge, Musa Ssekaana delivered the verdict Wednesday morning, arguing that Natukunda posed …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State prosecutors have told Buganda Road Magistrates Court that they have not yet received a typed copy of proceedings in the offensive communication case against lawyer Male Mabirizi. Robert Rutaro Muhairwe accuses Mabirizi of using his social media platforms to abuse Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has dismissed an application by two law students from Islamic University in Uganda-IUIU challenging the excessive use of force and lethal weapons by security agencies to disperse assemblies. The High Court Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana dismissed the application filed by Derrick Okello …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions has applied to Buganda Road Magistrates Court to take over the case of offensive communication instituted against embattled city lawyer Male Mabirizi. Counsel Robert Rutaro Muhairwe instituted the charges against Mabirizi by way of private prosecution. He accused him of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jailed lawyer Male Mabirizi has today lost two applications to the government and ordered by the High Court Civil Division Judge Boniface Wamala to pay costs on both cases. One application sought an interim stay of execution of the order issued by Civil Division Judge …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has asked Buganda Road Magistrates Court to halt hearing of the case in which he was summoned to be charged with offensive communication until the determination of an application where he is challenging the legality of the proceedings. Ssemakadde was summoned to appear …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Humans rights lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has petitioned Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court to quash charges of offensive communication levied against him for allegedly abusing Civil Division High Court Judge, Musa Ssekaana. The charges were instituted by lawyer Robert Rutaro Muhairwe from M/s Elgon Advocates by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  High Court has ordered the government to produce detained American National Guy Smith and explain why he has spent more than the mandatory 48 hours without appearing in court. Justice Musa Ssekaana, the Head of the High Court Civil Division issued the orders following a …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala  has dismissed an application in which city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago was challenging the ban on election campaigns  in twelve districts and cities. On Monday, Justice Musa Ssekaana the Deputy head of the Civil Division of High Court dismissed Lukwago’s …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Musa Ssekaana has set January 6th for the ruling on the application challenging the directive issued by the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama banning election campaigns in 20 districts and cities. On Monday, Lukwago challenged the ban in the High Court because …