Tag Archives: UMSC

Local mosque leaders at the Namugongo Martyrs site are openly accusing senior figures within UMSC, who received the funds, of failing to disburse the money directly to the site for its intended purpose.  Namugongo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Amid escalating disputes over state funds for this year’s Muslim Martyrs Day …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court in Kampala has issued an order maintaining the current leadership structure within the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), effectively preserving the authority of Dr. Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje as the Mufti of Uganda. The directive was made on Monday by Justice …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) has re-elected Sheikh Dr. Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje as the Mufti of Uganda after the expiration of his previous tenure upon reaching the constitutional age limit of 70. The decision was made by the Majlis Al-Ulama (College of Sheikhs) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  A group of Sunni Muslims has sued the College of Eminent Sheikhs and the top management at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) over the continued leadership of Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje as the Mufti of Uganda. The petitioners are Swaibu Nsimbe, Twayibu Byansi, …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Muslim holy month of Ramadan will officially begin on Saturday, March 1, following the sighting of the crescent moon, Dr. Ziyad Swalleh Lubanga, the Director of Sharia at the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC), announced. Dr. Lubanga confirmed that the moon, marking the …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) is seeking 1 billion Shillings for the construction of the Irishad Mosque and commercial complex. Hassan Mwinyi, the Site Engineer, states that construction of the mosque component has reached 20 percent completion rate after site clearance and foundation level …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has quashed the resolutions made by some of the members of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council -UMSC General Assembly in 2023, in which they ousted the Mufti, Sheikh Shaban Mubajje, from office. In his judgement on Friday,  Justice Dr …

  Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council has been granted access to Jinja cemetery. This is after the route to access the facility was blocked by personnel from UPDF’s engineering brigade who were contracted to construct a perimeter wall along the 4.6-acre land, which was …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions, Jane Frances Abodo has withdrawn charges of inciting violence against businessman and politician Abdul Kiyimba and his son Hamuza Kiyimba before the Law Development Center Court. The allegations against Kiyimba the former Mayor of Kyengera Town Council were that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC has changed the dates on which the faithful will remember the Muslim martyrs. Previously, Muslims marked the day on June 1, two days before Christians hold their festival in honor of the 45 young Christian converts killed in Namugongo during …