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Buganda Road Court has ordered the former Old Kampala DPC Joram Mwesigye to defend himself against charges of assaulting a WBS TV journalist Andrew Lwanga. Grade One Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu ruled that when she perused the evidence of  the six prosecution witnesses, she found it sufficient to put ASP Mwesigye on …

Nsanje, Mozambique | AFP |  A Malawian man accused of sleeping with more than 100 girls and women in a series of traditional cleansing rituals was on Friday convicted by a court of “engaging in harmful practices”. Eric Aniva — who has said he is infected with the HIV virus …

Middelburg, South Africa | AFP | Two white South African farmers briefly appeared in court on Wednesday on assault charges after an online video emerged showing them pushing a black man into a coffin and threatening to burn him alive. Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Martins Jackson, both 28, were remanded …

Moscow, RUSSIAN FEDERATION | AFP |  Russia said Wednesday it is formally withdrawing its signature from the founding statute of the International Criminal Court, saying the tribunal has failed to live up to the hopes of the international community. Russia in 2000 signed the Rome Statute setting up the ICC, …

Rally driver Ponsiano Lwakataka has petitioned the Kampala High Court seeking compensation of over sh40 billion shillings for what he says was malicious prosecution. In the case he filed against Attorney General and police officer Twaha Semanda,  Lwakataka says he was on  September 9,  2014 “arrested and maliciously prosecuted for …

VIDEO: Justice Richard Buteera has met officials of the Ministry of Justice to agree a way forward to resolve the court case backlog in the country. Buteera who heads the committee set up by the Chief Justice, will consult stake holders widely across the country.       Share on: WhatsApp

The NRM Vice-chairman Eastern Region Capt. Michael Mukula has been dragged to the Commercial Court for failure to pay over sh82 million for the Flight Jet helicopter he hired during the campaign period. Court documents indicate that on November 17 2015, Capt. Mukula through his flight company Sun Air Ltd, …

The Court of Appeal  on Wednesday cause listed dates for hearing the pending election appeals that arose from High Court decisions declaring several MPs’ seats vacant. This due to election malpractice and wanting academic qualifications. Among the appeals to be heard is that of Busiro South MP Peter Ssematimba against …

Hearing of a main application in which voter Habib Buwembo wants extension of time within which to file an election petition against MP Kato Lubwama, has resumed. High Court Judge Margret Oguli Oumo allowed the documents presented by Buwembo,  proving that his National ID was indeed stolen on October 11 …

The High Court has dismissed an application filed by Sarah Kulata Basangwa, the interdicted former Commissioner for Land Registration Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban development, seeking to halt a probe against her. The application sought to block an investigation by a committee put in place by the Lands Minister Betty Amongi …