The High Court of Uganda has ruled that the disqualification of former Makerere University Guild presidential aspirant, Nattabi Margaret, from the 89th Guild elections was unlawful, awarding her sh2m in general damages and costs of the application. In a ruling delivered on February 6, 2026, Justice Simon Peter M. Kinobe found that the decision […]
Kalungu East MP-elect Yusuf Kiruluta Nkeretanyi has been arraigned before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges of theft involving property reportedly valued at sh3.7bn. According to the prosecution, Nkeretanyi is accused of stealing curtains, cushions, and curtain holders belonging to businessman Hajj Sulaiman Lwabuuka Kasule. The alleged offences are said to have […]
Nalubowa’s lawyers led by Samuel Muyizzi have appealed to the High Court seeking reinstitution of the initial results declaring Nalubowa as winner. (It was Unlawful to Proceed With Counting Yet Some Ballot Box Seals Were Broken, Nalubowa Insists) NRM’s Justine Nameere Nsubuga and her supporters took to Masaka streets and rejoiced over the verdict by Masaka […]
This development comes after Nameere’s victory was announced following a four-day recount exercise, which overturned the initial results declared by the Electoral Commission, putting Nalubowa in the winning position. The drama surrounding the Masaka City Woman MP seat has taken a new turn, with Rose Nalubowa’s lawyer, Samuel Muyizzi, petitioning the Masaka High Court to […]
Nalubowa has dismissed the results as a “mockery of democracy” and vowed to challenge them in court. “We protested right from the commencement of the recount exercise, because it was clear that the court process had been hijacked by the state,” she said. Justine Nameere, the National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate, was on Sunday declared […]
Magistrate Nankya rejected both objections, noting the high standard would unfairly block many Ugandans from bail given prevailing socio‑economic realities. The Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday January 28, 2026 granted bail to Sarah Bireete, the Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Governance (CCG), after she spent weeks in custody. Grade One Magistrate Winnie […]
Fr. Ssekabira was on 3rd December 2025 arrested by army operatives at Katwe in Nyendo-Mukungwe Division, Masaka City while in office. Kayunga Court Upholds Nakwedde’s Win, Turns Down Vote Recount Application The Assistant Parish Priest for Bumangi parish in Masaka diocese, Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira provoked sympathy from people attending court when High Court Judge Victoria Nakintu […]
Nakwedde was declared winner with 20,753 votes, followed by the incumbent, Ida Erios Nantaba (Independent) with 16,138, and Birungi third with 15,790 votes. NUP’s Peter Kabanda Declared Mukono Municipality Mayoral Winner Kayunga Chief Magistrate’s Court has today withheld National Unity Platform’s (NUP) Harriet Nakwedde’s victory as the legally elected Woman Member of Parliament for Kayunga […]
“I have a good case which would be lost if I engaged in chaos. I continue to ask my supporters out there to keep peaceful as we let the law play its part. At least no one is above the law,” Muyanja stressed. The National Unity Platform (NUP) flag bearer for Mukono district chairperson seat, […]
The court hearing, presided over by Chief Magistrate John Francis Kaggwa, will determine whether to tally results from all the 105 polling stations. Security is tight in Kayunga District as the court prepares to rule on NRM’s Jackline Birungi’s application for a recount of ballots in the disputed Woman MP election. Birungi alleges that she […]
