The decision prompted Kazinda to file contempt of Court against the Attorney General for continued prosecution after the decision of the Constitutional Court. Five years later, former Principal Accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister, Goeffrey Kazinda remains incarcerated in Luzira Prison over accusations that were quashed by the Constitutional Court. In August 2020, […]
The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has deemed false and baseless the allegations taking rounds on social media that Dr. Kizza Besigye is having health concerns as a result of the prisons authorities setting bed bugs in his room to make him have sleepless nights. Frank Baine, the spokesperson of the UPS says that the false […]
The National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has visited his detained supporter, Yasin ‘Machete’ Ssekitoleko, at Luzira Prison, raising alarm over his deteriorating health. Machete, who has reportedly been held incommunicado for four years, was transferred from Kitalya to Luzira Murchison Bay Prison after refusing to eat for seven days in protest against […]
A Letter to Dr. Kizza Besigye by EJIKU Justine Dear Col (Rtd) Dr. Kizza Besigye, Life may never present me with the opportunity to stand before you, shake your hand, and tell you what an inspiration you are, a moment I would dearly treasure. Yet, I find solace in the belief that your eyes, though […]
Edith Byanyima, sibling to jailed Dr. Kizza Besigye’s wife Winnie Byanyima, has told journalists that authorities from Luzira prison alerted them over the deteriorating health state of Dr. Kizza Besigye, allegedly asking them to dispatch his personal doctor to attend to him. Byanyima disclosed this during the Sunday media conference the family convened at Kampala […]
Dr. Kizza Beisgye is in critical condition, says his lawyer, Erias Lukwago. In a communication passed on Lukwago’s X handle 12 minutes ago, he has said that Dr. Besigye needs more prayers as he is currently admitted in a private medical facility at Bugoloobi where he was rushed in an ambulance after his health condition […]
A man identified as Alfred Byamukama has spent 28 years at Luzira prison without appearing before courts for trial. Parliament’s Human Rights Committee has said his long stay on remand has exposed the persistent pre-trial detention crisis blamed for congestion in Uganda’s prisons. The parliament committee also found that more than a half of the population of […]
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, […]
Local artist Patrick Mulwana, a.k.a Alien Skin has been charged and remanded to Luzira Prison over robbery contrary to section 266 and 267 (1) (3) of the penal code act CAP 128. It is alleged that Alien Skin (30), a resident of Kizungu Zone in Makindye Division, Kampala district on September 28, 2024 while at […]
A 24-year-old Mubaraka Sharayimu also known as Musiramu Mundari has been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of aggravated robbery. Sharayimu was on Thursday remanded by the Grade One Magistrate, Jalia Basajjabalaba who didn’t allow him to say anything about the charges on grounds that they are capital in nature. Basajjabalaba said that the […]