The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has issued an order directing the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) to arrest Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde from whichever country he is hiding and bring him back home to face trial on charges of insulting the modesty of a woman, particularly the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), […]
“Ssegirinya and Ssewanyana were jointly accused, almost like conjoined twins, because of how the charges were drafted against them,” Muyizzi told the court. Poliisi Eyigga Ssaabakristu Asse Mukaziwe Ng’entabwe Eva ku Bwenzi The International Crimes Division of the High Court has terminated terrorism charges against former Kawempe North Member of Parliament, Muhammad Ssegirinya following his […]
Following an investigation by Thames Valley Police, a Ugandan High Court Judge and a UN Criminal Tribunal Judge has been convicted of immigration and modern slavery offences in Oxfordshire. Mugambe will be sentenced at the same court on 2 May. Lydia Mugambe, aged 49, of Lyne Road, Kidlington, was on Thursday found guilty by a unanimous […]
According to the arbitration order, KIU was ordered to pay Housing Finance Company Limited US$ 12,767,503.33 within 30 days when the order was made in 2019. The order also gave a 9.5% interest per annum computed from January 2018 until the full payment. The High Court in Kampala has allowed the enforcement of an arbitration […]
The five activists were arrested on February 19, 2025, in downtown Kampala on Ben Kiwanuka Street while wearing blue and white T-shirts with the inscription “Kill me but spare Besigye.” The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has granted non-cash bail of sh500,000 each to five women activists from the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction, […]
In their application filed before the Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala, the petitioners seek a court order declaring that Sheikh Mubaje is ineligible for re-election as Mufti. A group of Sunni Muslims has sued the College of Eminent Sheikhs and the top management at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) over the […]
Preliminary investigations according to the DPP suggest that these devices may have been used in the commission of the offenses and could contain relevant data to help in the prosecution of Besigye and Lutaale. The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has filed an application before the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court seeking to access, analyze and […]
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded two leaders of the Uganda Liberal Teachers’ Union Members’ SACCO on charges of obtaining money by false pretense and conspiracy to defraud. The leaders are Evans Mutesasira Kaganizo, the SACCO Chairperson who resides at Katanga Zone in Bushenyi District and Esiingwa Hassan Maganda, the General Secretary and […]
Chaos in Parliament as Opposition MPs Throw Tear Gas, Smoke Grenades Inside Chambers Justice Douglas Singiza Karekona is the new Chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission following his appointment by President Yoweri Museveni. He replaces Justice Benjamin Kabito, who has led the commission since September 2016. Anonymous sources indicate that Justice Singiza has already made familiarization […]
The State Minister for Finance and Economic Planning, Amos Lugoloobi continued his defense in the Anti-Corruption Court today March 5, 2025, where he is facing charges of dealing with suspected public property, specifically iron sheets meant for the people of Karamoja. Appearing before Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga, Lugoloobi defended his use of the iron […]