Father sues Rubaga primary school over defilement of daughter Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Abbas Aligaweesa wants the High Court in Kampala to issue orders compelling Red Rock Junior School in Rubaga, Kampala to pay him over 100 million shillings as compensation for medical expenses he met at Rubaga …
Read More »Prof. Ddumba hands over office
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | On completion of his five year tenure as Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. John Ddumba-Ssentamu has in the evening hours of 31st August 2017 handed over office to the next Vice Chancellor of Makerere University, Prof. Barnabas Nawangwe. Effective 1st September 2017, Prof. Barnabas …
Read More »12 people charged in court over recent murders of women in Wakiso
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Twelve people including two women have been charged and remanded to Luzira prison by Nabweru Magistrate’s Court in relation to the recent murders of nine women in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso district. The accused persons faced 11 counts including terrorism, murder and aggrevated robbery, which prosecution’s …
Read More »Uganda Judicial Officers strike into day three, Kabafunzaki case delayed
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Judicial Officers strike entered day two as accused persons who are on bail turned up in court Monday, but the clerks in the registry infomed them that they did not have any instrutions to extend their bail, leaving them with an option of not …
Read More »Judicial officers’ strike starts
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The on-going judges’ and magistrate’s strike has already started affecting litigants as one of the bride to be will miss her wedding tomorrow because the presiding magistrate Peter Fred Lochomin has not convened court today to deliver her bail application ruling. The unidentified female suspect …
Read More »Court to rule next week on 3rd Kanyamunyu bail application
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has asked High Court Judge Yasin Nyanzi to uphold his earlier decision of denying Mathew Kanyamunyu bail. Kanyamunyu is accused of behind last year’s Lugogo shooting incident in which Social Worker Kenneth Akena died. Through State Attorney Immaculate …
Read More »Uganda makes significant progress in National HIV response.
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Findings under the Uganda Population HIV Impact assessment survey conducted last year indicate that Uganda’s Hiv prevalence has dropped from 7.3% to 6.0%. The survey indicates that HIV/Aids is now prevalent among adult women and higher in urban areas. The findings released by the ministry …
Read More »BOU asked to present documents related to purchase of pens
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has asked Bank of Uganda (BOU) to submit procurement papers for its golden jubilee celebrations held in August last year for scrutiny. The central bank officials led by the deputy governor Louis Kasekende for …
Read More »Deaf people sue three ministers
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Three Government Ministers have been dragged to the Constitutional court for failure to provide sign language interpretation services to public and private Health facilities. Initiative for Social and Economic Rights, The Uganda National Association of the Deaf, together two people with hearing impairments; Wasswa Ronald …
Read More »KCCA vendor: Human Rights activists demand ‘just compensation’
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Human rights activists have demanded that Kampala Capital City Authority takes measures to tame the brutality of its law enforcement force and also compensate the family of the late Olivia Basemera who was pursued to death by the force Basemera, who was a vendor in …
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