Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah has said that there is nothing Parliament can do regarding the arrest of Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya and Makindye West MP Allan Ssewanyana. On Tuesday, the Masaka Chief Magistrate’s Court charged and remanded the two MPs to Kitalya …
Read More »MPs Ssewanyana, Ssegirinya masterminded Masaka killings – Police
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security agencies have stated that Makindye West MP Allan Ssewanyana and his Kawempe North counterpart Muhammad Ssegirinya, are the people who recruited and deployed greater Masaka machete killers that have left close to 30 people dead. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga at a joint security media …
Read More »MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana summoned over Masaka killings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID has summoned Members of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana of Makindye West Constituency, and Muhammad Ssegirinya of Kawempe North Constituency over the killings in the greater Masaka area. At least 26 people have been confirmed to have been killed by unknown assailants in …
Read More »Kidandala wants court to force Kitalya prison to produce visitor’s books in petition against Ssegirinya
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sulaiman Kidandala, the former Kawempe North Parliamentary candidate has filed an application seeking an order to recover the visitor’s book at Kitalya Prison to confirm that he served his rival, Muhammad Ssegirinya with his election petition. The Electoral Commission, Felix Mugiya, the Deputy Officer in …
Read More »Electoral Commission asks court to dismiss petition against Ssegirinya
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has asked the High Court in Kampala to dismiss a petition challenging the election of Muhammad Ssegirinya as Kawempe North member of Parliament. Ssegirinya defeated nine other candidates when he scored 41,197 votes against his closest challenger Sulaiman Kidandala who had 7,512 …
Read More »Muhammad Ssegirinya granted 3 million cash bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kawempe North MP elect Muhammad Ssegirinya has been granted bail. Through his lawyers led by Medard Lubega Sseggona, Ssegirinya asked court presided over by Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu to be released on bail on grounds that the charge against him is bailable …
Read More »High Court allows Kidandala to serve Ssegirinya in Kitalya prisons
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has allowed the lawyers of Sulaiman Kidandala, the first runner up in Kawempe North parliamentary elections to serve his rival, Muhammad Ssegirinya in Kitalya prisons. Kidandala is seeking to overturn Ssegirinya’s victory in the January 14, 2021 polls on grounds that he used …
Read More »Ssegirinya belongs to prison, not parliament – Kidandala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former parliamentary candidate Sulaiman Kidandala not only wants the court to declare that Muhammad Ssegirinya was not validly elected, but also find him guilty of committing electoral offences. In his petition filed before the High Court in Kampala, Kidandala who was the runner up in …
Read More »How ban of campaigns in Kampala has cost parliamentary candidates
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The ban on campaigns in the 20 districts with a surge in COVID-19 has affected several candidates all over the country with many saying the chances of their election has dwindled due to limited campaign time, funds and backing from the party. Last month, the …
Read More »Ssegirinya granted bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Grade One Magistrate Court has granted bail to Kawempe North National Unity Platform-NUP MP candidate, Muhammad Ssegirinya. Ssegirinya was arrested last week in Jinja City for allegedly inciting violence and organizing unlawful assembly. He was later remanded to Kirinya prisons. It is alleged that, …
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