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Details of Sematimba Court of Appeal ruling

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI |  Uganda’s Court of Appeal has confirmed NRM’s Peter Sematimba as the validly elected MP of Busiro South constituency in Wakiso district. Three Justices, including out-going deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma,  Catherine Bamugemereire and Cheborion Barishaki overturned the High Court’s decision by Justice Lydia Mugambe …

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Serere MP Bishop Okabe’s election nullified

Soroti High Court on Friday nullified the election of Serere County MP Bishop Patrick Okabe (NRM), blaming the Electoral Commission for organising elections without complying with Uganda’s electoral laws. The ruling followed a petition filed by Joseph Linos Opio against Okabe, Electoral Commission and National Council for Higher Education. Justice Billy Kainamura ruled that the …

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Kampala bombings mastermind gets life term

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | A Ugandan court on Friday handed down a life sentence for the mastermind of twin bombings targeting football fans in Kampala that killed 76 people. The court also sentenced four accomplices to life behind bars for the 2010 suicide attacks, while two others received 50-year …

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Platini ban appeal fails, will quit as UEFA president

Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday rejected an appeal by Michel Platini against a six year ban from football saying it was “not convinced” a $2 million payment from FIFA was legitimate. CAS cut the ban to four years however saying the punishment …

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