Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The judiciary held a special sitting at its headquarters in Kampala to celebrate the life and services of fallen Court of Appeal Judge Keneth Kakuru. Several Justices of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, magistrates court and other members of the legal fraternity …
Read More »Judiciary faults government for abetting environmental destruction
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of judicial officers have branded government the major culprit in threatening the environment which has resulted in failure to mitigate the effects of climate change. The effects include a drop in water levels, floods, and changing weather patterns like the drastic change in …
Read More »Kiggundu appeals against appeal court on UGX 120 billion decision
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala businessman Hamis Kiggundu has filed a notice of appeal against Court of Appeal decision which nullified orders by Commercial Court directing Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and Diamond Trust Bank Kenya to refund more than 120 billion shillings to him. Three Justices of the Court …
Read More »Constitutional court dismisses petition challenging internet, mobile money shutdown during elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition by Norman Tumuhimbise and Unwanted Witness Uganda, a Civil Society Organization challenging the government shut down of mobile money and internet services during the 2016 general elections. A panel of five Constitutional Court Judges led by the Deputy …
Read More »DTB asks court for retrial in businessman Kiggundu loan case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Diamond Trust Bank Uganda and DTB Kenya have asked the Court of Appeal to set aside the decision of the Commercial Court directing them to refund more than 120 billion shillings to businessman Hamis Kiggundu or send back the case file to High Court for …
Read More »Constitutional court to dispose of 25 petitions in two weeks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has dedicated two weeks starting today to dispose of 25 cases, which have been in the system for more than two years. A cause signed by Mary Babirye, the Constitutional Court Acting Assistant Registrar shows that the Deputy Chief Justice, Richard Buteera, will …
Read More »Court rejects Bank of Uganda ‘friend request’ in DTB-HAM case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Bank of Uganda has lost an application in which it sought to join as ‘Amicus Curie’ (Friend of the Court), the ongoing appeal by Diamond Trust Bank against Ham Enterprises, a company owned by businessman Hamis Kiggundu. The court was sitting to hear an …
Read More »Constitutional court orders gov’t to compile audit on maternal health
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT The Constitutional Court has ordered the government to compile and submit to Parliament and court a full audit report on the status of maternal health in Uganda at the end of each of the next two financial years. The panel of five Judges who include Alfonse …
Read More »Former MP Tonny Kipoi loses petition to stop army court trial
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A petition filed by former Bubulo West Member of Parliament Tonny Kipoi, to challenge the trial of civilians in the General Court Martial has been dismissed by the Constitutional Court. Kipoi had run to the courts to challenge section 119 of the UPDF Act, which …
Read More »Court rejects request to withdraw election petition against former MP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has rejected a request by Kenneth Adrapi to withdraw an election petition he filed against the former Madi -Okollo County Member of Parliament, Martin Andrew Drito about eight years ago. The five member panel of Constitutional Court Judges declined to grant the …
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