By Lawrence Mayanja Five people have today been arraigned before court and charged with murder of the former Ndiga clan leader, Eng. Daniel Bbosa Lwomwa. The suspects include; Noah Luggya, a 21-year-old man who personally shot at Eng. Bbosa, Milly Naluwenda (46), a clerk to the Buganda Kingdom’s traditional court called Kisekwa, Harriet Nakiguli (40), […]
The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions has informed the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court that four suspects accused of murdering Senior Principal State Attorney Joan Kagezi Namazzi visited a Kayunga based witch doctor so as to perform rituals to evade arrest and also to “tie” the case proceedings shortly after the crime. This was revealed […]
The Kampala Capital City Authority -City Hall Court has sent more than 100 Karamojong mothers back to Napak for rehabilitation and to serve a one-month community service sentence for sending their children to the streets to beg. On Thursday, the Grade One Magistrate Edgar Karakire found the mothers guilty of sending children to beg in […]
The High Court Criminal Division Judge, Isaac Muwata has granted cash bail of two sh2m to the four suspects facing charges arising from the murder of businessman Henry Katanga who was killed more than three months ago. The suspects are the deceased’s two daughters, Martha Nkwanzi and Patricia Kankwanzi who are charged with destroying […]
Court on Monday afternoon remanded a headteacher together with a senior accounts assistant on charges of Causing Financial Loss and Conspiracy to Defraud. The suspects have been presented before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kololo by the State House Anti-corruption Unit working in hand with the Police Crime Investigations Department. The suspects include the former Head […]
The High Court in Kampala has scheduled February 21st, 2024, as the date for deciding on the application filed by four suspects implicated in the murder case of businessman Henry Katanga, seeking release on bail. Criminal Division Judge Isaac Muwata set the date after hearing submissions from both parties regarding the grounds for and against […]
Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka has hit at members of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) for overstepping their mandate. This is after the lawyers called for an Extra Ordinary Meeting to discuss the independence of the Judiciary. Kiryowa Kiwanuka wants the lawyers to respect the boundaries and handle their grievances with the Judiciary in an appropriate […]
In yet another landmark decision, the High Court in Kampala has enforced a contract executed via WhatsApp indicating messages received via the same platform form a contract under the law. According to the Commercial Division Judge Patricia Kahigi Asiimwe, WhatsApp messages are data messages generated and when sent, received or stored by computer means and […]
The Civil Division of the High Court has ordered Mulago Hospital to pay sh50m to a 47-year-old woman as compensation for psychological torture and trauma she suffered when she lost her baby. In his ruling, Justice Phillip Odoki observed that the failure of Mulago Hospital to give Fatuma Nakayima her baby after birth and provide […]
Two street vendors have sued Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and two law enforcement officers for inhuman arrest during operations. The vendors Esther Apio and Hamida Nakayaga who sell fruits, drinks, and vegetables on Tuesday filed their case against Isaac Kato, Henry Mutebi and KCCA. They contend that KCCA often sends male enforcement officers who […]