Beaten, Left for Dead — Then Arrested: The Ordeal of Namara Under the Shadow of UPDF’s Major Mark Wanyama

According to court documents and testimonies from Mbeya Island residents, he was attacked and beaten nearly to death by individuals allegedly associated with Wanyama’s camp. For days, Fredrick Namara Karuhanga lay unconscious after a brutal assault that nearly claimed his life in March 2023. Severely beaten, abandoned along the lakeshores of Mbeya Island in Mukono […]

‘I Cannot Manage Prison Life,’ Blind Man Says After Guilty Plea to Defilement

“The court was told that Birungi had informed the lodge management that the girl was his daughter and, because he is blind, they did not suspect any wrongdoing.” A 44-year-old blind man who depended on begging in the districts of Kampala and Mukono has been convicted of defilement. Court has identified the convict as Ivan […]

Witch Doctor Remanded Over Alleged Sacrifice of 5-Year-Old Girl

Fighting back tears, he appealed to government authorities and anti–child sacrifice advocates to intervene and ensure justice for his “innocent little girl.” Grief and anger filled the courtroom in Iganga as a 38-year-old witch doctor accused of sacrificing a five-year-old girl was remanded to prison amid emotional pleas for justice from the victim’s family. Musa […]

Court Throws Out Kiyaga’s Vote Recount Bid, Citing Lack of Jurisdiction

Delivering his ruling on Tuesday in a packed courtroom filled largely with Kaggwa’s supporters, Matyama held that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear a vote recount petition arising from a local government election. The Mukono Chief Magistrate’s Court has rejected an election petition lodged by Hudson Robinson Kiyaga, who sought to overturn the victory of […]

Mukono Chief Magistrate’s Court Set to Rule on Ntenjeru–Kisoga Election Petition

Kiyaga is challenging the victory of independent candidate Mike Kaggwa, who was declared winner by a razor-thin margin of only seven votes. Tension is mounting in Ntenjeru–Kisoga Town Council as the Mukono Chief Magistrate’s Court prepares to deliver a crucial ruling tomorrow, Tuesday, February 24, 2026, in an election petition that has gripped residents of […]

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