Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has launched new sentencing guidelines for lower courts in a move aimed at ensuring uniformity in judgment, and building public trust. Principal Judge Yorokamu Bamwine, who heads the sentencing guidelines committee, said the guidelines are going to affect non-capital offences such as theft, child neglect, arson and …
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In addition to the High Commission in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, Uganda has opened a consulate in the coastal town of Mombasa at a colorful ceremony presided over by State Minister for Regional Cooperation, Okello Oryem. Because of the growing demand for consular services in Kenya, Margret Kafeero, the head of …
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Ugandans mourned the sudden death Saturday of veteran TV journalist Andrew Patrick Luwandagga, praising him for his pioneering work in the sports field. Details of the cause of his death are still scanty, with initial reports saying he had collapsed and was confirmed dead at about 4.00am at his Namasuba home. …
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Johannesburg, South Africa | AFP | Zamalek of Egypt can draw comfort from the past as they seek to overturn a 3-0 deficit on Sunday in the second leg of the CAF Champions League final against Mamelodi Sundowns. Canon Yaounde (Cameroon), Mouloudia Alger (Algeria) and Asante Kotoko (Ghana) faced similar …
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The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has appealed the acquittal and subsequent release of Sarah Nabikolo Ssebunya, widow to deceased businessman Eria Ssebunya Bugembe aka Kasiwukira. In the notice filed in Court of Appeal, the DPP says he is dissatisfied with the High Court decision that found Nabikolo innocent of her …
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Four law firms have dragged MPs Theodore Ssekikubo (Lwemiyaga), Barnabas Tinkasiimire (Buyaga West), Muhammad Nsereko (Kampala Central) and Wilfred Nuwagaba (Ndorwa West) to the High Court, accusing them of failing to pay sh8 trillion in legal fees. The said money arises out of representations and submissions made by Victoria Advocates and …
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A son to one of the slain Sheikhs Mustafa Bahiga has narrated to court how assailants attacked and shot at his father in the car at Bwebajja Mosque. This 18-year-old boy is a student at Mbogo College in Kawempe Division and the 6th prosecution witness in the murder trial of 14 people accused …
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Kampala High Court Judge Yasin Nyanzi has granted bail to Nakawa Municipality MP Michael Kabaziguruka who faces treachery charges before the General Court Martial. Justice Nyanzi ordered Kabaziguruka to pay sh5 million in cash on top of signing a court bond of sh10m before he regained his freedom. The judge …
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Head of legal affairs in the UPDF Brig. Ramathan Kyamulesire has petitioned the Constitutional court, seeking to overturn a decision to release former Coordinator of Military Intelligence Gen. David Sejusa on bail, saying he still has criminal charges against him before the army court. On April 1, 2016 Justice Wilson Musene-Masalu …
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Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s new chief justice was sworn in on Wednesday pledging to root out corruption in the judiciary. David Maraga, 66, replaces Willy Mutunga who took early retirement in June, triggering a parliamentary vetting process in which Maraga emerged as frontrunner out of a dozen candidates. …
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