Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has commenced the hearing of 30 criminal cases at the seat of Gulu High Court in Gulu City. The session started on Monday and is expected to run until Thursday 30th of March. It is being presided over by …
Read More »Ssewanyana and Ssegirinya want halt to terrorism trial, co-accused not happy
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya have asked the International Crimes Division of the High Court to halt their trial for terrorism and charges pending the determination of the Constitutional petition challenging the legality of the charges against them. The main case was expected …
Read More »EALA elections case dismissed for lack of jurisdiction
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a case filed by Gilbert Agaba and three other former candidates who participated and lost in the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA elections last year. Acting High Court judge Dr. Douglas Karekona Singiza, ruled that his court did not …
Read More »Court dismisses lawsuit against Prof. Openjuru’s appointment
Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Gulu has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the appointment of the institution’s Vice Chancellor Prof. George Ladaah Openjuru. Three University staff filed applications for judicial review in September 2021 seeking the court to declare null and void Openjuru’s promotion as a Professor …
Read More »Auditor General wins appeal against the embattled Soroti University secretary
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Judges of the Court of Appeal have unanimously allowed an appeal by the Auditor General against the Soroti High Court ruling that quashed audit reports pinning the interdicted Soroti University Secretary, Ruth Achimo Etibot of procurement irregularities and Abuse of office. Achimo ran to …
Read More »Prof. Ogwang prevails in COVIDEX ownership dispute
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has confirmed Associate Professor Peter Ogwang as the true owner of the COVIDEX support drug used on the COVID 19 virus. High Court Judge Musa Ssekaana ruled Friday that the ownership of the COVIDEX drug isn’t contested since Mbarara University …
Read More »Court of appeal halts Sh7billion UAP Insurance payment to National Housing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | UAP Insurance Company Limited is breathing a a sigh of relief after the Court of Appeal sitting in Kampala quashed an order by the High Court to pay National Housing and Construction Company Limited 6.788 Billion Shillings over a breach of contract. UAP insurance …
Read More »Kabuleta’s sectarianism case pushed to May
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa chief magistrate court has adjourned to 24th May 2023, the case in which former presidential candidate Joseph Kabuleta, is charged with promoting sectarianism. The former journalist turned politician, and leader of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue (NEED) party was arrested in November …
Read More »Three Museveni mobilisers remanded for intercepting President’s motorcade
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three National Resistance Movement-NRM mobilisers are on remand for obstructing the Presidential motorcade and endangering their lives. The trio including Florence, Mwesigwa Innocent, and Ainomugisha Manisur appeared Friday before the Entebbe Grade I Magistrate, Stella Okwong Paculal after spending three days in custody at Entebbe …
Read More »URA request for banks to provide details of customer accounts illegal – Court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court sitting in Kampala has ruled as illegal a request by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to all banks to provide it with all the details of their customers. In a lead judgement written by Justice Christopher Madrama Izama, the court found that …
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