“By adjourning without setting a new date, the court is effectively signing a death warrant and turning the judiciary into an instrument for political persecution,” the statement reads. Gone Too Soon: Maama Maria Prean, the Austrian Mother Who Gave Thousands of Ugandan Children a Future The People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) has criticised the judiciary […]
Gone Too Soon: Maama Maria Prean, the Austrian Mother Who Gave Thousands of Ugandan Children a Future A businessman has been remanded to prison over allegations of obtaining sh62m from a man by falsely claiming to sell him a piece of land in Garuga, Wakiso District. Gashari Samuel was arraigned before the Nakawa Chief […]
Magistrate Karakire remanded the two suspects to Luzira Prison until October 30, 2026, when they are expected to return to court for further proceedings. A Lira City Inspector of Schools and another man have been remanded to Luzira Prison over allegations of extorting money from headteachers and impersonating Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) officials. The […]
The appellate court consequently declared the compensation orders legally unenforceable and set them aside, while leaving the original sentence intact. The Court of Appeal has overturned a sh200m compensation award granted to a man convicted of aggravated defilement after ruling that the High Court exceeded its jurisdiction by ordering the Government to compensate him over […]
The prosecution further alleges that the application for the special certificate of title was irregularly made using forged documents. Kyambogo University Pays Part-Time Lecturers Sh10,000 Daily Transport Allowance Four people, including three officials attached to the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Ministry Zonal Office and a land dealer, have been remanded to prison over allegations […]
The Focal Judge for Plea Bargaining, Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga, also warned inmates against entering into plea bargaining agreements for offences they had not committed. The Principal Judge, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, has warned inmates against pleading guilty to crimes they did not commit in a desperate bid to secure their release from […]
His lawyer, Alice Akello Latigo, told the court that Phillips was a first-time offender and was about 30 years old at the time of conviction. She argued that the sentence failed to adequately consider his prospects of rehabilitation. The Court of Appeal has reduced the 35-year prison sentence imposed on a man convicted of aggravated […]
They are also accused of irregularly paying allowances for road works that were allegedly never carried out, contributing to a total government loss of sh45m. Three Mitooma District Local Government officials have been charged before the Anti-Corruption Court over the alleged diversion and misuse of public funds, resulting in a loss of more than sh45m […]
The alleged actions are said to have been prejudicial to the interests of Isingiro District Local Government, his former employer. An Assistant Commissioner in the Ministry of Education and Sports has been charged with abuse of office over the alleged irregular certification of payments worth more than sh614m for road construction works in Isingiro District. […]
Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Ritah Kadasa has remanded retired army officer Captain Charles Byaruhanga to Luzira Prison over allegations of impersonation and fraudulently selling land belonging to the late Dr James Garuga. Byaruhanga was charged with allegedly falsely claiming ownership of the land and forging its title in a scheme to sell the property. The […]