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The Anti-Corruption Court on Friday granted Former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Cooperatives Geraldine Ssali Busuulwa a cash bail of sh35m. Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga granted Geraldine Ssali bail after finding out that her sureties were substantial with a good provisional balance of money in their bank accounts. Kajuga said Geraldine Ssali […]
The High Court in Kampala heard that the handgun used to murder businessman Henry Katanga had the DNA of his embattled wife Molly Katanga, and that of their daughter, Patricia Kankwanzi. The Director of Forensics in Uganda Police Force, Andrew Mubiru continued his testimony on Wednesday by providing scientific evidence linking the weapon suspected to […]
Prosy Awusi, a suspect previously released by the court, has been re-arrested and remanded to Nakifuma Prison. Awusi, a resident of Kateete village in Kasawo Town Council, Mukono District, is accused of viciously attacking her co-wife, Sylvia Achola, and Achola’s twelve-year-old daughter with acid. The incident left Achola, who was four months pregnant, in severe pain […]
The Mwanga 2 Magistrates Court has remanded Tabula Lujja, the prime suspect in the murder of Ndiga Clan head Eng. Daniel Bbosa Kakeedo, to Luzira Prison. Bbosa was gunned down near his home in Lungujja, a Kampala suburb, on February 24, 2024, by assailants on a motorcycle. Lujja, who had been on the run for […]
The Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi has raised questions over the identity of Daniel Bwette, who petitioned Court over the ss1.7bn Service Award. Ssenyonyi says his attempts to trace Bwette in order to appeal the ruling have been futile, thus raising suspicions on the way the petition was clandestinely handled by Court. He […]
The High Court in Kampala has ordered a salary enhancement for police legal officers to match that of other government lawyers working in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Attorney General’s office. The landmark judgment, delivered on Friday by the head of the Civil Division, Justice Musa Ssekaana, followed a […]
The Yumbe Chief Magistrates’ Court has sentenced a primary school headteacher to seven years in prison over forgery and theft. Swaib Goodyear (49), the headteacher of Matuma Primary School in Arilo sub-county, Yumbe district, was convicted by Chief Magistrate Freddie Awacnedi on Wednesday. Awacnedi said Goodyear was charged with forgery and theft. The chief magistrate […]
| NAKAWA | KYAGGWE TV | The Nakawa Chief Magistrate, Christine Nantege on Wednesday August 14, 2024 committed to the high court the former Kyambogo University Vice Chancellor in charge of Finance and Administration, Dr. Eron Lawrence to answer charges of aggravated defilement. Dr. Eron (57), who also doubled as the head of the Special […]
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit together with the Crime Investigating Department and the Officer of the Directorate Public Prosecution on Tuesday arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court a senior Kampala City lawyer on charges of theft and conspiracy to defraud government. Court identified the suspect as Matovu John, an advocate with Ms Matovu & Matovu Advocates […]
The Uganda Judicial Officers Association (UJOA) has petitioned Principal Judge Flavian Zeija, demanding an urgent meeting over the expulsion of Justice Farida Bukirwa from High Court duty. Justice Bukirwa was among the 16 justices who were appointed in acting capacity by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in 2022, and whose confirmation depended on their “satisfactory performance”. […]
