Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Deputy Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo has asked government to raise the retirement age of judges. He said this in a week in which major changes have been made to streamline the judiciary, with many younger judges actually being appointed to fill vacant positions. Owiny-Dollo …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecution-DPP Mike Chibita has withdrawn charges against Assistant Commissioner of Police, Siraje Bakaleke and city Lawyer, Paul Wanyoto Mugoya and six others before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala. The other suspects are city lawyer, Paul Wanyoto Mugoya, Samuel Nabeta Mulowooza, the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Christian University (UCU) Council on Thursday May 23, 2019 approved the promotion of Dr. Monica Chibita to the rank of full professor. The UCU Council said in a statement that Prof. Chibita “has not only shown herself to be a consummate academic, …
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THIS WEEK: Suspects in Kiggundu murder charged Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Sept.07, the Director of Public Prosecutions Mike Chibita told court he has charged eight suspects in connection with the murder of a muslim cleric Maj. Muhammad Kiggundu and his body guard in November last year. Kiggundu was …
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INTERVIEW: Justice Mike Chibita is the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). He spoke to Ian Katusiime on July 14 about the prosecutors strike and other issues. In October, you are making four years in office, what would you cite as your three major achievements? Number one, we decentralised and created …
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Insiders say lack of prosecutors will paralyse justice system Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Prossy Ayebare was recruited as a state prosecutor in 1999 and has since never been promoted. In the last 18 years, her salary has only been doubled—when she started, she was earning Shs270, 000. She …
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Three journalists of The Independent walked away with prizes at the recent National Journalism Awards organized by African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME). Haggai Matsiko won in the category of National Print for the story “Inside the shs1trilion bail-out”, Ronald Musoke won Best Feature for the story “Massacre on Masaka …
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The Constitutional Court on Wednesday dismissed with costs a petition filed against the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) by nine people being tried in the case of the slain Muslic clerics before the International Crimes Division Court. The nine led by Amir Ummar Shiekh Mohammed Yunus Kamoga had sought contempt of court …
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