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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Years after the Director of Public Prosecutions dropped charges of torture against then Inspector General of Police Edward Kale Kayihura, lawyer Robert Rutaro has lodged a notice of appeal aimed at clearing his name. Rutaro has formally lodged a notice of appeal with the Constitutional Court, …

Kumi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kumi Chief Magistrate Hope Namisi has scheduled September 27, 2023, for hearing an application, in which Male Mabirizi is contesting the attempted takeover of his case against Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, first son Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and 22 others in Kumi. This …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has filed a case against Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, and her deputy, Thomas Tayebwa for allegedly organizing an unlawful gathering in Teso. Mabirizi filed the case at Kumi Chief Magistrates Court on Friday. The file contains …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Amos Lugoloobi pleaded not guilty to charges of taking iron sheets meant for the needy in Karamoja today. The Anti-corruption court presided over by Justice Margaret Tibulya read out to Lugoloobi that while at the office of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti Corruption Court has halted the trial in which Karamoja Affairs Minister Mary Gorreti Kitutu Kimono is accused of causing loss of public property after her alleged involvement in the diversion of iron sheets. On Friday, High Court Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga halted …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Judicial officers and court staff have been asked to exhibit excellent skills to improve on customer care around their courts. According to the head of Anti-Corruption Court Lawrence Gidudu, customers are the reason every business exits and so are the courts of law. “Without …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Supreme Court in Kampala has granted bail to Rajiv Kumar Sabharwal, the Director of Global Wire Industries, who is in Luzira serving a jail term of four years on charges of embezzlement. Rajiv was in 2020 charged in the Anti-Corruption Court on 53 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal in Kampala has dismissed an appeal in which Geoffrey Byakatonda, a former headteacher at Kaaso Primary School, Kyaato, in Mubende District was challenging a jail term of 22 years imposed on him for defiling two minors. It was alleged that …

New York, US | XINHUA |  Former U.S. President Donald Trump was indicted on Tuesday in a Justice Department investigation for his alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Trump was charged with conspiracy to defraud the United States, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights lawyer Ladislaus Rwakafuuzi has asked the International Crimes Division of the High Court to order security agencies to release three rearrested suspects implicated in the murder of Andrew Felix Kaweesi, the former Police Spokesperson Kaweesi was shot dead on March 17th, 2017 together …