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NBS: The Uganda People’s Defense Forces legal team is in the final stages of putting together the grounds on which it will appeal High court’s ruling in General Sejusa’s cases. On Saturday high court ruled that General Sejusa was no longer a serving officer in the armed forces a verdict …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | A Ugandan court on Friday handed down a life sentence for the mastermind of twin bombings targeting football fans in Kampala that killed 76 people. The court also sentenced four accomplices to life behind bars for the 2010 suicide attacks, while two others received 50-year …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | The Ugandan ringleader of a 2010 bombing by the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab that killed 76 people in Kampala was found guilty along with six accomplices on Thursday of masterminding one of the region’s worst attacks in decades. Twin suicide blasts claimed by Somalia’s Shebab targeted football …

Former FDC presidential flag bearer Rtd. Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye was this morning May 18, 2016 summarily charged with treason by the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court and remanded back to Luzira Prison. NBS Video news clip Share on: WhatsApp

Lausanne, Switzerland | AFP | The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday rejected an appeal by Michel Platini against a six year ban from football saying it was “not convinced” a $2 million payment from FIFA was legitimate. CAS cut the ban to four years however saying the punishment …

The Uganda Constitutional Court has Friday evening issued an interim order barring opposition leader Kizza Besigye, the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) or any of his agents from organizing any procession or carrying on with their “defiance campaign” until a Constitutional case that was filed by Government is determined. Constitutional …

MBABAZI EVIDENCE: Behind the scenes on how it `disappeared’ We find no cogent evidence of noncompliance. There is no evidence whether the ballot papers were actually cast as alleged. We find no evidence of multiple voting because the allegations could not be verified, given the nature of the evidence adduced …

THE DECISION OF THE COURT Having made due inquiry into the petition and on the basis of our findings set out in the judgment: 1) We hereby declare that the 1st respondent was validly elected as President in accordance with Article 104 of the Constitution and section 59 of the …

By Ronald Musoke Confusion over copyright law leaves Uganda’s music and movie industry in chaos The mood inside the High Court’s Commercial Division in Kampala on Sept.8 was similar to a movie-shooting scene that has gone wrong; vitriolic statements and mean stares were flying about, and unpleasant body language spoke …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Will the anti gay community try to write a new bill and mobilise quorum in parliament to pass a new law? Last week, the Constitutional Court in Uganda declared the Anti Homosexuality Act null and void because it was passed illegally i.e. without quorum. Since then, …