Women activists under their umbrella body the Uganda Women Network (UWONET) have demanded the resignation of State Minister for Water Ronald Kibuule for allegedly assaulting a bank female security officer who attempted to search him. Ronald Kibuule has denied the allegations, saying that all he did was caution the guard. He …
Read More »Makindye Court formally halts Kayihura case, waits for new directives
The Makindye Magistrate’s Court has today formally stayed criminal prosecution of the IGP Kale Kayihura and seven senior police commanders over torture charges. This follows last Friday’s Constitutional Court order. Presiding Grade one magistrate Juliet Nakitende ruled that the proceedings against Kayihura be halted until the lower court receives further …
Read More »Crime Preventers clean Gaba, celebrate Kayihura ruling
Thousands of Crime Preventers brought Ggaba in Makindye Division, Kampala to standstill on Sunday by engaging in community service and a celebratory march. The Crime Preventers, a group of youth mainly recruited in the past year to help in community policing, converged at St.Dennis Ssebugwawo SS Ggaba from all over the country. They started …
Read More »Bill to increase judges’ retirement age to be introduced on Tuesday
The week in Uganda’s parliament ended dramatically on Thursday, with a bill seeking an increase in the retirement age of judges being given the green light and the security minister (Rtd) Lt.General Henry Tumukunde promising to support a former aide of Dr. Kiiza Besigye Sam Mugumya who is detained in DRC. …
Read More »Uganda’s High court reduces death sentences for 9
The High court in Kampala has today reduced the punishment of nine death row convicts following the 2003 Constitutional petition of Susan Kigula & 417 others that challenged the death penalty. Justice Wilson Masalu Musene revised the death penalty passed against the said convicts aged between 40 -60 years whose …
Read More »Govt condemns shameful Court demos
Government has condemned the shameful demos last week when supporters purportedly acting in the interest of the Inspector General of Police besieged Makindye Court and disrupted business there. The IGP Kale Kayihura had been scheduled to make a court appearance following summons to answer charges relating to police brutality. Addressing …
Read More »Govt warns politicians misguiding public on Land Amendment
Government has moved to reign in politicians for spreading falsehoods among the public that the impending amendment of the Land law is intended to ‘grab’ people’s land. In a press briefing on the proposed Land Amendment, Lands minister Betty Amongi said it was “misleading, unacceptable to say that Government wants …
Read More »Peter Mwesige given task to review UBC
Dr Peter Mwesige, African Centre for Media Excellence (ACME) Executive Director, has been named to head a committee to review Uganda Broadcasting Corporation. The terms of reference of the committee will include an organisational capacity assessment; studying the quality of content and services of all UBC channels; assessing the innovative …
Read More »Besigye to know bail fate tomorrow
Kizza Besigye will know the fate of his bail application tomorrow. The political opposition figurehead, who faces treason charges, appeared at Kampala high court to hear his bail application Besigye argued that he was uncertain of when his treason trial would commence and asked to be granted bail. Appearing before …
Read More »Besigye in court for bail hearing
11.30am UPDATE: Ruling on Kizza Besigye bail application will be made on Tuesday July 12, High Court Judge Masalu Musene has just announced. Court ruling on Dr Besigye bail application will be on Tuesday, July 12, 2016 at 9:00am pic.twitter.com/Q2zaEKxrUz — Judiciary Uganda (@JudiciaryUG) July 11, 2016 ***** …
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