The court subsequently set March 24, 2026 as the date on which it will decide whether Ssebuwufu will be released on bail and under what conditions. The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has set March 24, 2026 to deliver its ruling on the bail application of JohnMary Ssebuwufu, a councillor at KCCA affiliated with the National […]
According to prosecution records, Dr Olila was allegedly lured from his clinic in Lira City under false pretences before being abducted. Court Sentences Blind Man to Seven Years for Defilement The High Court in Lira has postponed the sentencing of a man who pleaded guilty to the murder of Dr Wilfred Olila, a renowned ear, […]
Considering the fact that he had not wasted court’s time as he pleaded guilty and he showed a character of remorse, he therefore gave him a custodial sentence of seven days, time on remand inclusive. Mukono Chief Magistrate Paul Matyama has sentenced a 44-year-old blind man to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to […]
Through his defence legal team led by Lydia Nanyombi, Birungi admitted to committing the offense and asked the court for a lenient sentence. The 44-year-old man who was convicted of defiling a 15-year-old girl is going back to court today to receive his sentence. Ivan Birungi was convicted by Mukono Chief Magistrate Paul Matyama upon […]
The prosecution alleges that Mabilizi referred to the Chief Justice as a conman, fraudster, and corrupt individual who allegedly sold property to bribe his way into judicial office—claims the State says are false and intended to ridicule and degrade him. Jailed lawyer Hassan Male Mabilizi has been sent back to Luzira Prison for the second […]
Dr Olila, a respected otolaryngologist who also worked at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, was widely regarded within Uganda’s medical fraternity. A 32-year-old man accused of brutally killing senior ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Wilfred Olila has pleaded guilty before the High Court. Paul Mugerwa admitted to the charges on February 24, 2026, when he […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
The projects, meant to expand healthcare access and improve medical services in the district, never reached completion. The quiet routine of public service in Alebtong District was disrupted this afternoon as Dr. Odung Tony, the District Health Officer of Alebtong District Local Government, was escorted into the Anti-Corruption Court to answer for a costly decision […]