Tag Archives: Court of Appeal

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has allowed Apama Mayo Boroa to withdraw his appeal challenging the dismissal of a petition he filed against Terego East Member of Parliament and State Minister for Lands, Obiga Kania. The Court of Appeal registrar Lillian Bucyana endorsed the move at …

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 …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara district council has agreed to a resolution by the district executive to allocate land to the Judiciary for the construction of the Court of Appeal. The resolution that was tabled before the council by Didas Tabaro, the district chairperson, was unanimously approved by the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nansana Municipality Member of Parliament Hannington Musoke Wakayima Nsereko has filed an application in the Court of Appeal seeking to strike out an appeal challenging his victory. Wakayima through his lawyers of Lex Uganda Advocates and Solicitors wants the appeal in which his rival, Musoke …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has quashed the decision by the High Court to award 9.3 Billion Shillings as compensation to claimants of land where the government is currently constructing the Karuma Hydro Power Project. A panel of three justices Christopher Izama Madrama, Irene Mulyagonja, and …

Mbarara, Uganda |THE INDEPENDENT| A row has erupted between Mbarara City and the District over ownership of land that was allocated to the Judiciary for the construction of the Court of Appeal. The disputed land measuring one acre is located on Kamukuzi Hill next to the Constitutional Court in Mbarara …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal on Monday commenced five days of criminal appeals session in Mbarara, to determine cases of 36 appellants convicted of manslaughter, murder, aggravated defilement, aggravated robbery, and rape. Some of the criminal appeals were filed from as far back as 2011. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The file of three people appealing their conviction for causing the government a financial loss of Shillings 24.7billion meant to upgrade the Katosi road has been returned to the Court of Appeal registrar for reallocation. The file has been returned by a three-member panel of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A former procurement officer at the Public Procurement and Disposal of Assets Authority-PPDA, Diana Nabbengo Luutu has been set free by the Court of Appeal after quashing her conviction of murdering her husband, Asiimwe Hannington Musasizi. She had been sentenced to 23 years of imprisonment …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A panel of three Court of Appeal Justices has reduced the 40-year jail term handed to city businessman Muhammad Ssebuwufu, and accordingly substituted it with an 18 year sentence for having murdered businesswoman Betty Donah Katusabe. In the same way, the panel comprising of Justice …