Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing Kampala businessman Dodoviko Mwanje who is accused of illegally demolishing St Peter’s church Ndeeba and stealing property worth 850 million shillings have protested the delayed trial by the Anti-Corruption court. Mwanje and 19 others including five senior police officers, a Gombolola Internal Security …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed with costs an application by five Post bank officials challenging their suspension without a fair hearing. They are Stephen Mukweli, the Managing Director, Safina Wabuna Nakiyemba, the Executive Director for Information and Communication Technology, David Mwesige, the head …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has charged the Uganda Land Commission-ULC chairperson, Beatrice Byenkya Nyakaisiki with obstruction of search and abuse of office. On Tuesday, Byenkya Nyakaisiki was arraigned before court presided over by the Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro who read to her the charges …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions Jane Frances Abodo has withdrawn an appeal challenging a decision by the Anti-Corruption Court that money laundering charges were maliciously instituted against lawyer Paul Wanyoto Mugoya. The notice communicating the withdraw of the appeal against Wanyoto and businessman Mugisha Patrick …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former State Minister for Labour, Herbert Kabafunzaki has paid a 10 million Shillings fine imposed on him by the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala as an alternate sentence for a bribery conviction. Kabafunzaki was convicted of soliciting a bribe of five million Shillings from Hamid …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption High Court Judge Lawrence Gidudu has given the Directorate of Public Prosecutions seven days to have committed Chapter Four Director, Nicholas Opiyo to face trial on charges of money laundering. Gidudu said he will dismiss the charges against Opiyo if he is not …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Grade I Magistrate in the Anti-Corruption Court, Albert Asiimwe has warned John Bosco Sentamu, the senior settlement commandant office of the Prime Minister at Nakivale refugee settlement camp against threatening state witnesses. Sentamu, Bruno Asiimwe, the assistant settlement commandant office of the Prime Minister …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti Corruption Court in Kampala has found Margaret Etuusa Loy Lubega, the Makerere University deputy academic registrar in charge of Certificates, Ceremonies and Publications guilty of four counts of abuse of office. Justice Margaret Tibulya delivered the verdict after finding Etuusa guilty of fraudulently …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption court in Kampala is bound to dismiss all criminal charges filed against city businessman Dodoviko Mwanje and 19 others for the demolition of St Peters Church of Uganda, Ndeeba for want of prosecution. Mwanje and several others including five senior police officers, a …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has charged four officials from the Ministry of Education and Sports with conspiring to solicit a bribe of 228 million shillings. The four are Fredrick Edward Lubinga, an architectural assistant, Doreen Matovu Lwanga, the acting Head Construction Management Unit, Hajji Abdu Nsubuga, …
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