Proceedings at the General Court Martial have been conducted under tight security, with media access to the courtroom heavily restricted. Former Director of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), now known as the Chieftaincy of Defence Intelligence and Security (C DIS), Maj Gen James Birungi has been remanded to Makindye Military Barracks after the General […]
In a dramatic turn of events, members of the National Resistance Movement (NRM) parliamentary caucus have decided to support a bill for amending the UPDF Act due to be presented today (Tuesday) before parliament, to restore a provision running contrary to the recent Supreme Court ruling concerning trial of civilians in the general military courts. […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has asserted that despite the decision by the Supreme Court in the matter of the civilians being tried by the General Court Martial (GCM), it will not be quashed because it is a method freedom fighters support for reinforcing the civilian judicial system to defend the lives of Ugandans against criminals […]
President Museveni has penned down his response to the Supreme Court ruling which banned the trial of civilians in military courts. The President insists the court martial has done a tremendous job and they must stay. His statement in details; Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu. Greetings. I have just come back from wonderful inspection trips for wealth […]
Uganda’s Supreme Court has put to rest the debate on whether civilians can be tried in military courts. In an almost unanimous decision, the seven judges of the Supreme Court with a little variance ruled that military courts are not vested with the competency to try civilians. Chief Justice Alfonse Owinyi-Dollo held that Court Martial […]
Dr Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Kamulegeya have been further remanded until February 3, 2025. The General Court martial chaired by Brigadier Robert Freeman Mugabe ignored all the questions and concerns raised by Besigye’s legal team led by Martha Karua and Fred Mpanga. Earlier, Besigye and Hajji Kamulegeya declined to take plea. Ssegirinya’s Family Resorts […]
The General Court Martial in Makindye on Tuesday handed Dr. Kizza Besigye’s lawyer, Eron Kiiza, a nine-month jail term in prison after finding him guilty of contempt of court. At 3:28 PM, Kiiza, handcuffed, was escorted to the dock by military police officers. Two minutes later, the ruling was read by the Court Martial Chairperson, […]
The General Court Martial has further remanded Retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya, to Luzira Prison until January 7, 2025, as they face charges of unlawful possession of ammunition and firearms. The remand followed submissions by their legal team, led by Erias Lukwago and Eron Kiiza, who raised several concerns, […]
The General Court Martial in Makindye has further remanded Retired Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Haji Obeid Lutale to Luzira Prison on charges of unlawful possession of ammunition and a firearm. The duo, who were arrested in Kenya, have been remanded until December 10, 2024, by the Court Martial, chaired by Brigadier Robert Freeman […]
Five men who pleaded guilty to the offence of shooting dead a security guard, robbing Banxell Forex Bureau along Kabuusu Road in Lubaga Division and taking the security guard’s gun number SAR-UG PSO 54000868124 with nine rounds of ammunition, have been sentenced to life imprisonment in the general court martial at Makindye. They were charged together with […]