Martha Nkwanzi, a daughter to the late businessman Henry Katanga, was on Wednesday remanded to Luzira Prison for destroying evidence in the murder of her father who was killed two months ago. Nkwanzi surrendered herself to the court on Wednesday afternoon. The court was presided over by Nakawa Chief Magistrate, Erias Kakooza who had on […]
A case in which Detective Superintendent of Police Gilbert Arinaitwe Bwana is accused of sexually trafficking his 23-year-old housemaid is on the verge of dismissal due to the absence of state witnesses. Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has given a three-week ultimatum to the Director of Public Prosecutions to produce witnesses in this case or […]
A whistleblower has petitioned the Inspectorate of Government to investigate Principal Judge Flavian Zeija, and Prof. Eli Katunguka Rwakishaya, the Vice Chancellor of Kyambogo University for alleged land fraud. The whistleblower, identifying himself as Godfrey Deogratius Ouma, points to the alleged illegal consolidation of suits to grab over 80 acres of land belonging to 47 […]
A panel of five Constitutional Court Justices in Kampala has concluded the hearing of four consolidated petitions challenging the Anti-Homosexuality Law and promised to deliver its verdict on notice. The panel comprises the Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Muzamiru Mutangula Kibeedi, Monica Mugenyi, and Christopher Gashirabake. The petitioners comprising Makerere University Law professors, […]
The Chief of Staff for the Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability Center, Brig. Flavia Byekwaso has challenged UPDF officers, deployed within the court-martial setups to be mindful of the prevailing political interests in the course of dispensing justice to the offenders and complainants alike. The court martial officials, consisting of chairpersons, prosecutors, and defense lawyers have […]
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit working with the directorate of crime intelligence have arraigned Okello Lawrence and Okwiri Joel before the Chief Magistrates Court in Lira on charges of Fraudulent Procurement of Certificate of Title, Conspiracy to Commit a Felony, Altering boundary marks and occupying a forest reserve for commercial purposes. They have been remanded […]
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) General Court Martial sitting in Makindye, has remanded 31 suspects, including seven soldiers, to Luzira and Military Police Barracks on charges related to an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Uganda. Captain Denish Oola Oyaa, Lieutenant Benjamin Oduru, Warrant Officer 2 Oryek Sunday Jenaro, Sergeant Bernard Morris Leku […]
The Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate’s Court has remanded three suspects to Luzira Prison on charges of aggravated robbery involving a Chinese businessman. The suspects, Jonathan Ssemanda, Joram Mwebesa (alias Epu or Joram Nasasira), and Ashraf Nsiko, were presented before Grade One Magistrate Sienna Owomugisha, who read them the charges. The court heard that on […]
The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has issued a second set of criminal summons against Molly Katanga and her Daughter Martha Nkwanzi, requiring them to appear in court and be charged with the murder of businessman Henry Katanga. Chief Magistrate Erias Kakooza , Molly Katanga, The summons were issued on Monday by the Chief Magistrate Erias […]
The Justice Law and Order Sector needs sh102.9 billion to construct new prisons. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Robert Kasande says that congestion in prisons is a big issue that lies at the centre of the country’s criminal justice system, adding that whereas the national population growth rate is three […]