Nothing but the truth
Nothing but the truth
Some of the NUP Supporters seeking Bail Before the Court Martial. FILE PHOTO Military Police were called in to calm the General Court Martial in Makindye, after the bail application for 28 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) was for the third time dismissed. The 28 are facing trial of unlawful possession of ammunition. […]
The High Court in Kampala has declined to temporarily release Molly Katanga who was seeking to gain freedom as she faces charges of murdering her husband who was a prominent businessman Henry Katanga. Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata on Tuesday denied Katanga bail on grounds that she has not proved exceptional circumstances as required under […]
Opinion by Andrew Mwenda On Wednesday, the Constitutional Court upheld the retrogressive Anti Homosexuality Act (AHA). Although it struck down four provisions of this barbaric law, it left most of the Act intact, declaring its draconian and inhuman provisions constitutional. Nothing could have been more unconstitutional. As I sat in the courtroom listening to the […]
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Sheenah Ndamiya the Director of Kadodi 256 Ndamiya Safaris Limited on charges of electronic fraud of more than sh326.9m. Ndamiya was on Tuesday arraigned before Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko. The Court has heard that Ndamiya also known as Namara between […]
The Constitutional Court on Wednesday April sealed the anti-homosexuality law as it declared that the Anti Homosexuality Act of 2023 complies with the Constitution of Uganda. The five judges led by the Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera only nullified four aspects. The nullified Sections include; 3(2)(c), 9, 11(2)(d) and 14 of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, 2023 […]
The Constitutional Court has fixed tomorrow April 3, 2024 to deliver its long waited judgement in the case in which activists are seeking to nullify the Anti Homosexuality Act of 2023 for criminalizing consensual sex among same-sex adults. According to the summons issued to the Deputy Registrar Susanne Okeny Anyala, the judgement in which 11 […]
The Court of Appeal in Kampala has halted the proceedings against the former Karamoja Minister Mary Gorreti Kitutu in the Anti-Corruption Court. Kitutu is being accused of causing government a financial loss of sh1.5bn meant for peace building activities. The proceedings were halted in a ruling delivered by Justice Oscar Kihika who sat as a […]
Joyce Lutaaya, a key figure entangled in a complex land dispute on the Mbeya Island in Mukono district, has defiantly turned her back on the law, brushing aside police and court summons. Astonishingly, she seems to enjoy a sense of impunity as she continues to navigate the legal terrain without any interruption. Intriguingly, Lutaaya’s conflict […]
A South African national, Joachim Ugochukwu Onyeako has been sentenced to 30 years in jail for kidnapping with the intention to procure a ransom. Onyeako was sentenced by a panel of three Court of Appeal Justices comprised of Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Justices Christopher Gashirabake, and Oscar Kihiika on grounds that the offense to […]
The International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala has ordered the deportation of a Portuguese National, Carlos Alberto De Almeida Costa after finding him guilty of marrying a minor. The deportation was one of the three punishments endorsed by Justice Dr Andrew Bashaija on Wednesday following a plea bargain agreement between the office […]
