Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Masaka has granted bail to Members of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana for Makindye West and Muhammad Ssegirinya for Kawempe North. The two MPs were arrested on September 7 after they were summoned to Masaka Central Police station over the killings in the greater …
Read More »MPs Ssewanyana, Ssegirinya list 6 grounds to seek bail from High Court
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana for Makindye West and Muhammad Ssegirinya for Kawempe North who are facing charges of murder are citing six grounds on which they are seeking bail before the Masaka High Court. The two, currently on remand at the Kigo government prison …
Read More »Magistrate warns suspect against threatening witnesses
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 …
Read More »Anti-Atwine protesters released on bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Law Development Center (LDC) Magistrate Alule Augustine has released on bail two suspects, Ojobile Augustine and Sharif Kawooya who are accused of inciting violence by dropping a casket near the Ministry of Health demanding for immediate resignation of the permanent secretary Ministry of Health Dr. …
Read More »Court dismisses bail application by UPDF Lt. Col. facing murder charges
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court sitting in Lira has rejected the bail application of Lt. Col. Nelson Ayebare, who is battling murder charges. Ayebare is accused together with several other soldiers of killing Remijo Okello, a resident of Oyam district at Lira Garrison in April this year. …
Read More »Masaka Muslim leaders released on bail
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Grade One Magistrates Court in Masaka has granted bail to four Muslim leaders who were charged with assault and causing grievous harm to members of their congregation. The four are Sheikh Abaasi Nseera, the Imam of Masaka main mosque, his assistants Hakim Nseera and …
Read More »DPP opposes bail for Katumba Wamala shooting suspect
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Public Prosecution-DPP has asked the High Court Criminal Division to deny bail to one of the suspects charged with the murder of the daughter and driver to the Works and Transport Minister General Katumba Wamala. It is alleged that Sheikh Yusuf Siraji …
Read More »DPP seeks extra time to respond to bail application for Katumba Wamala suspects
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has asked High Court Criminal Division to be granted more time to respond to an application in which two accused persons in the murder case of General Katumba Wamala’s daughter and his driver are seeking to be released on bail. …
Read More »High Court allows Nicholas Opiyo to travel to USA
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has authorized human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo to travel to the United States of America for high-level human rights meetings. The Anti-Corruption High Court Judge, Jane Okuo Kajuga allowed Opiyo to travel following a successful application by his lawyers led by David Mpanga to …
Read More »17 NUP supporters released on bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen of the 35 National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters remanded by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-General Court Martial are out on bail. They are Robinson Ntambi Mudde, Stanley Kafuko alias Kysta, Kivumbi Achileo, Samson Ssekiranda alias Giant, Robert Katumba, Kyabagu Geserwa alias Pympah, Faisal Kigongo alias …
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