“The prosecution evidence did not attain the standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt,” the justices ruled, adding that the evidence of identification was unsafe to sustain a conviction. The Court of Appeal has quashed the murder convictions of two men, a father and his son who had each been sentenced to 45 years in prison […]
Justice Kazibwe cautioned researchers against incomplete or inaccurate research, warning that such shortcomings could inadvertently mislead the Justices they support, particularly given the heavy workload handled by appellate courts. The Deputy Chief Justice-designate, Justice Moses Kawumi Kazibwe, has urged Research Magistrates attached to the Court of Appeal to uphold the highest standards of excellence, integrity […]
Justice Flavian Zeija, then Principal Judge, played a pivotal role in unravelling the earlier ruling by Justice Musa Ssekaana in 2019, which had upheld Kiwanuka’s mental competence. Museveni Cautions NRM Leaders Against Political Camps Within the Party The Court of Appeal has stripped city tycoon Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka of his managerial powers over a vast […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Thursday commissioned the newly built Supreme Court and Court of Appeal buildings at the Judiciary Headquarters in Kampala. During the commissioning, President Museveni congratulated the Judiciary and the government of Uganda for funding and putting up the two modern structures. “This was all done with the government money. It was […]
The three were on February 4th, 2011 found guilty by the then High Court Judge Margaret Oumo Oguli and jailed for 50 years for raping a nursing student at Jinja School of Nursing and Midwifery in 2010. Three men who gang-raped a nursing student have had their initial sentence reduced to 30 years. The Court […]