Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces General-UPDF Court Martial has sentenced Muhydin Kakooza, a supporter of the National Unity Platform party to eight months in jail for contempt of court. The court chairperson Lt. General Andrew Gutti found Kakooza guilty of contempt of court by exhibiting what …
Read More »Court dismisses Male Mabirizi’s appeals, sent back to Kitalya prison
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jailed lawyer Male Mabirizi has today lost two applications to the government and ordered by the High Court Civil Division Judge Boniface Wamala to pay costs on both cases. One application sought an interim stay of execution of the order issued by Civil Division Judge …
Read More »Lawyer Mabirizi loses application to block arrest
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Division High Court Judge Boniface Wamala has dismissed an application by city lawyer Male Mabirizi, for interim orders to stay his arrest for contempt of court. Justice Wamala delivered the verdict on Monday afternoon, saying the application had been overtaken by events since the matter …
Read More »Lawyer Ssemakadde asks court to release Mabirizi pending appeal
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has asked the Court of Appeal to temporarily release Male Mabirizi from prison pending the determination of his appeal challenging the 18-month sentence handed to him for contempt of court. He made the request when Mabirizi’s application for stay execution …
Read More »Lawyer Mabirizi petitions principal judge over 18 months jail term
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Principal Judge seeking to allocate his two pending cases to a High Court Judge other than Musa Ssekaana. Ssekaana on Tuesday issued a warrant of arrest directing every police officer to arrest Mabirizi upon sight and be taken …
Read More »Lawyer Male Mabirizi UGX300M fine draws mixed reactions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mixed reactions have continued to trail the legal feud between High Court Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana and city lawyer Male Mabirizi. The two have been exchanging tough letters with Mabirizi asking Ssekaana to recuse himself from hearing his cases and the Judge insisting that …
Read More »Court orders Mabirizi to pay UGX 300M for attacking judicial officers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered city lawyer, Male Mabirizi to pay Shillings 300 million for contempt of court following posts on his social media platforms attacking judicial officers. The High Court Civil Division Judge, Musa Ssekaana made the directive following a successful application …
Read More »Stella Nyanzi’s supporters remanded for inciting violence
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrates Court has yesterday remanded six supporters of jailed Dr Stella Nyanzi to Luzira Prison until August 16th, 2019. Grade one Magistrate Stella Maris Amabilis remanded the six on charges of inciting violence, contempt of court, assault and malicious damage on August …
Read More »Health Minister ordered to pay UGX 20M for contempt of court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Musa Ssekana slapped a fine of Shillings 20 million on Health Minister, Dr. Jane Ruth Aceng for contempt of court. The fine stems from a petition by David Ekau challenging the Minister’s decision to block him from being inaugurated as a representative of the …
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