Nakawa and Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Courts had a busy Tuesday evening as suspects arrested during the “Walk to Parliament” demonstrations were arraigned before them. More than 50 people were remanded to Luzira prison on charges arising from their alleged involvement in the anti-corruption demonstrations in the city earlier in the day. The demonstrators distributed […]
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit in conjunction with the Police and Office of the Director of Public Prosecution have arraigned before court a school headteacher and seven Parents and Teachers Association (PTA) members. The suspects include; Herbert Musasizi, the headteacher of Kebisoni Integrated Primary School, the PTA chairperson, Paddy Twesigye and six other PTA members. […]
| NAKAWA | KYAGGWE TV | Court has further remanded Dr. Eron Lawrence, the former deputy Vice Chancellor in charge of Finance and Administration at Kyambogo University pending investigations into his case. Dr. Eron (56), who also doubled as the head of the Special Needs and Rehabilitation Faculty, is facing charges of aggravated defilement. […]
A 24-year-old tiktoker, Edward Ahebwa is to spend six years in prison. Ahebwa was sentenced by the Entebbe Chief Magistrates Court for abusing the President of Uganda, General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Without a lawyer, on Wednesday Ahebwa appeared before the Court presided over by the Chief Magistrate, Stella Maris Amabilis who sentenced him a week […]
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Fatuma Nansubuga a 34-year-old resident of Karerwe market, Kawempe Division to Luzira Prison on charges of common nuisance. Nansubuga who was arrested two days ago after staging a lone protest outside Parliament was on Thursday arraigned before the Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Caroline Kyoshabire. The […]
City Lawyer Steven Kalali has sued the Exodus Cooperatives Savings and Credit Society Limited for subjecting police officers to mandatory and involuntary monthly salary deductions as contributions to the SACCO. In his suit where the Attorney General is listed as the first respondent, Kalali argued that since the year 2015, the serving members of Police intake […]
Former Rubaga Division Deputy Resident City Commissioner Anderson Burora has over the night been arrested and currently detained at Kira Division Police Station. Burora was picked at midnight from his home. He was in mid-March suspended from office for alleged continued violation of the Uganda Public Service standing orders 2021. He had openly confronted the Speaker […]
The Supreme Court in Kampala has ordered the Kasese Prison authorities to transfer a Police Officer, Jayden Ashraf who was found guilty of murdering businessman Eriya Bugembe Ssebunya commonly known as Kasiwukira to Luzira Upper Prison. Kasiwukira was killed by a speeding vehicle on October 17, 2014 while jogging near his home in Muyenga, a […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has appointed Peter Haynes, a British national as the counsel to represent the rights and interests of Joseph Kony, the fugitive rebel commander of the notorious Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Haynes, a renowned international criminal and humanitarian lawyer was appointed by the ICC Registry on June 21, 2024. “The Registry […]
The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala on Monday remanded Leonard Kavundira, the Principal Cooperative Officer from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives to Luzira prison for allegedly conspiring with three legislators and a lawyer to divert more than sh3.4bn. Kavundira appeared before the Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe who sat in […]