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Defense pins prosecutor on prison visit SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and Others  17/Oct/2024 via @TonyNatif **** Proceedings 11:20 am: Judge enters. All stand. Samali Wakholi, for the prosecution stands up and surveys court. Representation is the same, save for Jonathan Muwaganya who …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Pastor Robert Kayanja of the Rubaga Miracle Center Church has made an impassioned plea for justice, in a case where nine people are accused of making false sodomy accusations against him. The nine are Peter Serugo, Reagan Ssentongo, Moses Tumwine, Khalifa Labeeb, Alex Wakamala, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing Tik-toker Ibrahim Musana Commonly known as Pressure 24 Seven have asked Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court to withdraw charges  of hate speech against him arguing that prosecutors are not ready to bring evidence against their client. Pressure 24 Seven is facing eight counts of promoting …

Naome Nyangweso in the spot light again, Judge Muwata to deliver ruling Thursday on contentious issues Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN |  The defense team representing Molly Katanga, has accused prosecution witness Naome Nyangweso of leading a group, including police detectives and state operatives, to visit prison and coerce one …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded the Kampala District Land Board Chairperson, lawyer David Balondemu, on charges of forgery involving medical documents. Balondemu, who was arrested over the weekend at the airport upon his return to the country, is jointly charged with Mulago …

  Court was adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday after day in which tensions flared  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hearing of the high-profile Katanga murder case resumed today, with the prosecution’s ninth witness, Naome Nyangweso, being questioned about her relationship with the family of the late Katanga. Defense lawyers, led by …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebel commander Thomas Kwoyelo alias Latoni has asked for forgiveness from the community in the Acholi sub-region who have been affected by his atrocities committed while in captivity. The former child soldier turned rebel commander told the court on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has nullified the election of Ivan Wafula, the National Unity Platform’s Lord Councillor for Makindye East II, ruling that he was illegally nominated for the January 25th, 2021 elections. As a consequence, Justice Musa Ssekaana of the Civil Division has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prosecution on Friday presented its ninth witness in the ongoing murder trial of businessman Henry Katanga, which is presided over by Judge Isaac Muwata. This follows a month-long cross-examination of police Director of Forensics Andrew Mubiru Kizimula. Naome Nyangweso, Katanga’s 65-year-old elder sister, took …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima High Court Judge Jesse Byaruhanga has ruled that the King of Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom Dr. Solomon Gafabusa Agutamba Rukirabasiija Iguru be taken for specialized treatment in India. The ruling was a result of an application filed in 2014 by Prince Apolo Kisoro, the …