The court subsequently ordered that the election petition be withdrawn and declared Kakooza the duly elected chairperson of Kyampisi Sub-county. The National Unity Platform (NUP) candidate who challenged the election of National Resistance Movement (NRM) candidate Kakooza Muhammad as Kyampisi Sub-county chairperson in Mukono District has withdrawn the election petition, ending the legal challenge against […]
Kabanda had also asked court to strike out challenges relating to her nomination, academic qualifications, differences in her names and the location of some polling stations. KCCA Officers Remanded Over Alleged Rape, Cyber Harassment of University Student The Minister for Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs, Minsa Kabanda Nabbengo has scored a partial victory in […]
During the inspections, Abodo urged judges handling the petitions to exercise firm control over their courtrooms while ensuring that proceedings remain fair, orderly and accessible within the limits of available space. The Principal Judge, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, has directed courts handling election petitions arising from the 2026 General Elections to stop live streaming […]
The matter came before court on September 30, when Kibuule’s lawyer, Frank Kanduho, asked court to allow the petitioner to call about 65 witnesses to testify orally. The High Court in Mukono has allowed former State Minister for Water Ronald Kibuule to present oral evidence in his election petition challenging the results of the January […]
Byanyima called for Besigye to be granted bail so that he could return home and receive the medical attention she said he urgently needs. UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima has dismissed reports that her husband, veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, is involved in negotiations or a plea bargain aimed at securing his release. Byanyima’s […]
“Some people miscalculated, but slowly we have taken the role in fighting corruption in the army and now we are beginning to wake up. Hon. Balaam is implementing what I have been talking about all the time,” Museveni said. President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has tasked NRM Members of Parliament to return to the party’s grassroots […]
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 […]
On the first objection, the judge found that Kiwanuka had erred by framing his affidavit as a reply to Kibuule’s affidavit instead of setting out the facts supporting his answer to the petition. However, the court held that the error did not invalidate the answer. The High Court in Mukono has cleared the way for […]
On September 19, Kiyimba again featured prominently when a PLU exercise in Masaka City gathered signatures from more than 3,200 local leaders in support of Gen. Muhoozi’s proposed 2031 presidential bid. As the political contest surrounding the Masaka City Woman Member of Parliament seat continues to attract attention, the name of Sarah Kiyimba, the Resident […]