The judge noted that Nabatanzi did not state that she had personally recorded the videos, identify the gadgets used to make the recordings or explain how the electronic files were stored and preserved before being published. The High Court in Mukono has struck out video evidence and several attachments filed by petitioner Nabatanzi Daisy Ssonko […]
National Unity Platform (NUP) deputy spokesperson Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro has been brought to the High Court Headquarters in Kampala for the hearing of his election petition challenging Fredrick Ruhindi’s victory in the Nakawa East parliamentary election. Mufumbiro is challenging Ruhindi’s election as the Member of Parliament for Nakawa East, with the court expected to hear […]
Justice Karemani found that the law requires presiding officers to give copies of DR forms to polling agents of each candidate. However, he noted that the law does not require those agents to subsequently hand the forms to the candidates they represented. Social Media Claims Aside: What Moses Kalangwa’s Will Reveals About His Estate The […]
The High Court in Patong has dismissed an application by former Aruu County legislator Odonga Otto seeking the recusal of the presiding judge from hearing and determining his election petition. In a ruling delivered on September 28, 2026, Acting Judge Fatuma Nanziri Bwanika rejected Otto’s allegations of bias, procedural irregularities and bribery, finding that they […]
According to accounts of the proceedings, he was arrested by security operatives hours after his release from the High Court and was held in detention for more than two weeks before resurfacing at Nateete Police Station. National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for the Buganda region, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, has been granted bail by the […]
State prosecutor Allan Mucunguzi told court that investigations were still ongoing and sought time to upload documents relating to the case onto the Electronic Court Case Management Information System (ECCMIS). Political activist and human rights lawyer Praise Aloikin Opoloje has been remanded to Luzira Prison after being charged with allegedly using a SIM card registered […]
In her appeal, Kitutu complained, among other things, about the alleged denial of exculpatory evidence, lack of access to a lawyer during interrogation, alleged torture and degrading treatment, adverse media coverage and what she described as selective prosecution. The Court of Appeal has dismissed former Karamoja Affairs Minister Mary Goretti Kitutu’s appeal challenging the prosecution […]
In his application, he allegedly used his brother’s Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) certificate and a forged Postgraduate Diploma in Administration and Management purportedly issued by Uganda Martyrs University. The Anti-Corruption Court has convicted a Kole District Local Government health official for impersonating his younger brother and using academic documents bearing the brother’s identity to […]
Matovu was one of the country’s most prominent musicians and a long-serving member of Afrigo Band, where he worked as a singer, saxophonist, composer and bandleader. A 47-year-old man has been remanded to Luzira Prison in connection with the murder of veteran musician and Afrigo Band legend Moses Matovu, who died last week following a […]
The Anti-Corruption Unit, working with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), brought the suspect before court. Muzuusa was remanded until October 6, 2026, as investigations continue. A contractor has been accused of impersonating a State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) officer in an attempt to fleece Tororo […]