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Kampala, Uganda |GODFREY SSALI | A 58 year old Human Rights Activist, who posed as a State House employee and defrauded Claimants of their hard earned money, has been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of Impersonating a public Officer and obtaining 153,000 shillings by false pretense. Mohammad Kiggundu a resident …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Anti Corruption Court has ordered a Court Clerk attached to Kayunga Magistrate Grade One Court, to defend himself on charges of Corruption. Grade One Magistrate Lochomin Peter Fred ordered Moses Butamanya to explain himself, after findings that he had a case to answer …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Embattled Dr David Kaggwa, a consultant on Ebola disease, is set free by the Anti Corruption Court in Kololo, after being acquitted of charges of corruption and abuse of Office. Dr. Kaggwa currently attached to  Kabarole regional referral hospital had been accused of corruptly receiving 580,000shillings …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Constantin Reliu, 63, had the shock of his life when he was told that he was, in actual fact, dead. Apparently, his estranged wife had registered his death in 2016 after he didn’t return to Romania from Turkey, where he had worked as a …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | A Kenyan court fined the interior minister and police chief Thursday after they defied orders to produce an opposition politician in court, who was instead deported for the second time in two months. A prominent but unelected politician with the National Super Alliance (NASA), Miguna Miguna …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The panel that will hear the contentious Age Limit Petition at Mbale High Court has been named. Deputy Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Ddolo Tuesday  listed Justices; Remmy Kasule, Kenneth Kakuru, Elizabeth Musoke and  Cheborion Barishaki as the ones he is going to work with. The date has however …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Acid attack survivors stormed Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court demanding the bail granted to Kyambogo University Lecturer James Kazungu, who is on trial for pouring acid on his Lover’s face be cancelled. The victims clad in White T-shirts with words “Together for an acid free Violence …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A Police officer has sued former Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura demanding compensation for deliberately depriving him of a chance to actively participate in the 2016 general elections. Deputy Assistant Inspector of Police (D/AIP) Nelson Mungasa who is currently the OC CID- …

Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Miguna Miguna, a firebrand member of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition who flew back to Nairobi on Monday, was refused entry into Kenya and was forced onto an Emirates plane to Dubai.  He refused to take his seat. The flight at the Jomo Kenyatta …

Freetown, Sierra Leone | AFP | Sierra Leone’s High Court on Saturday issued an order to halt Tuesday’s presidential run-off until it resolves a legal dispute filed by a lawyer linked to the ruling party. Tensions are high ahead of the vote with a campaign marked by violent attacks and …