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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition by Norman Tumuhimbise and Unwanted Witness Uganda, a Civil Society Organization challenging the government shut down of mobile money and internet services during the 2016 general elections. A panel of five Constitutional Court Judges led by the Deputy …
Read More »Constitutional court dismisses application against people power, people’s gov’t pressure groups
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition by the former Ruhama County parliamentary aspirant Adens Ntare Rutaro challenging the political activities of People power and People’s Government pressure Groups. However, the five-member panel of the Constitutional Court Justices led by the Deputy Chief Justice, Richard …
Read More »Sexual offences to dominate Masaka appeals criminal session
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Appeals against the convictions for aggravated defilement dominate the criminal appeals session by the Appellant Court scheduled to sit in Masaka city starting on April 19th, 2021. A statement from the Judiciary shows that the court will handle 22 appeals against conviction for aggravated defilement, …
Read More »DTB asks court for retrial in businessman Kiggundu loan case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and DTB Kenya have asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the decision of the Commercial Court directing them to refund more than 120 billion shillings to businessman Hamis Kiggundu or send back the case file to High Court for …
Read More »Constitutional court to dispose of 25 petitions in two weeks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dedicated two weeks starting today to dispose of 25 cases, which have been in the system for more than two years. A cause signed by Mary Babirye, the Constitutional Court Acting Assistant Registrar shows that the Deputy Chief Justice, Richard Buteera, will …
Read More »Court rejects Bank of Uganda ‘friend request’ in DTB-HAM case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has lost an application in which it sought to join as ‘Amicus Curie’ (Friend of the Court), the ongoing appeal by Diamond Trust Bank against Ham Enterprises, a company owned by businessman Hamis Kiggundu. The court was sitting to hear an …
Read More »Court reduces murder convicts’ life sentences to 30 years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three men have survived life imprisonment after the Court of Appeal quashing their earlier sentence. The trio, Yonasani Seruga, Elunasani Lubwama and Patrick Kate were in 2004 sentenced to death after they were found guilty of two counts of murder of an infant Gaita Nakamate …
Read More »Appelant court lists 40 cases for criminal appeals session in Lira
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The Deputy Chief Justice, Richard Buteera is leading a team of Justices for a Criminal Appeals session yo handle up to 40 cases in Lira. The session which is starting today will be the first offsite session that the Deputy Chief Justice will be handling …
Read More »Chief justice Owiny-Dollo asks president to appoint more judges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The new Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has called for the appointment of more judicial officers to enable Ugandans to access justice. Owiny-Dollo was speaking on Tuesday after being sworn in as Chief Justice together with his Deputy Richard Buteera at State House, Entebbe. The event …
Read More »Parliament approves Chief Justice Owiny-Dollo, Deputy Buteera
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has today approved the newly appointed Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo and his Deputy Richard Buteera. The two appeared before the Appointments committee of Parliament chaired by the Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga in which they were asked questions and were scored at the …
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