Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A notorious car robber has been sentenced to 100 years imprisonment by the High Court in Kampala. This is the 3rd time 33-year-old Musa Kalule has been convicted of a similar offence in addition to having two pending case files . According to court …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Hearing of the treason case against 19 people including those convicted in relation to the death of Muslim Clerics last year, has been adjourned for a full week after a prosecution witness suffered acute diarrhea from court. On taking the stand, the 4th witness in …
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Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | A Bangkok court on Tuesday granted a Japanese man “sole parent” rights to 13 children he fathered through Thai surrogate mothers, a ruling that paves the way for him to take custody of the group. Mitsutoki Shigeta caused a “baby factory” scandal in 2014 after …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The cyber harassment case in which Makerere University Senior Researcher Dr.Stella Nyanzi, is accused of offensive communication against the person of the President has been adjourned to March 07, 2018. Buganda Road court Chief Magistrate James Eremye Mawanda will then make a ruling on …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | A linchpin of South Africa’s Gupta business family, which has been closely associated with ex- president Jacob Zuma, fought back Monday against a corruption probe by contesting an assets freeze. Atul Gupta applied to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to force investigators probing a …
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Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Buganda Road Court has set February 26, 2018 which is Monday next week for the fraud trial of Social Commentator Frank Gashumba and his brother Innocent Kasumba. The two are said to have connived with a Tour and Travel guide Ismail Kiyingi, to impersonate Ministry …
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The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | France on Monday urged the UN’s top court to throw out a case brought against it in a bitter diplomatic row with oil-rich Equatorial Guinea over French accusations of top-level corruption. “France has not accepted the jurisdiction of this court under any title whatsoever …
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THIS WEEK: Sudhir defends self before land probe over kololo land Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City mogul Sudhir Ruparelia appeared before Lady Justice Catherine Bamugemereire led land commission of inquiry on Feb.08 to defend himself over an allegation that he has grabbed land belonging to Kololo senior secondary school. …
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THIS WEEK: Senior police officer Agasiirwe denied bail Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial on Feb.12 denied Nixon Agasiirwe, the former Commander of the Police Special Operations Unit bail saying he might interfere with investigations. Agasiirwe who with eight others is accused of kidnapping and repatriating former …
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Brussels, Belgium | AFP | A Belgian court on Friday ordered Facebook to stop tracking internet users in Belgium who have no accounts with the social network, or face fines of 250,000 euros a day. The California-based firm vowed to appeal the ruling amid increased efforts in Europe to boost …
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