Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Lwemiyaga County Member of Parliament (MP) Theodore Ssekikubo was rearrested a day after he was granted bail by Masaka Chief Magistrate’s Court. He was picked up by police from his country home in Lwemiyaga Town Council in Sembabule district Wednesday afternoon. Johnston Kamugisha, …
Read More »MP Theodore Ssekikubo released on bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lwemiyaga county Member of Parliament Theodore Ssekikubo has been granted bail. Ssekikubo has been in custody since Friday last week on offences of inciting violence and illegal possession of a gun. Masaka Chief Magistrate Deogratius Ssejjemba released Ssekikubo on a noncash bail of 10 million …
Read More »Former Minister Bitangaro, co-accused granted bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sam Bitangaro, the former Gender Minister and his three co accused are out on bail. The others are City lawyer, John Francis Onyango Owor, William Tumwine, the Officer in charge of Uganda Women Entrepreneurship at the Gender Ministry and his wife, Stella Kakuba. The …
Read More »Mbabazi’s former body guard released on bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christopher Aine, the former body guard of ex-premier Amama Mbabazi has been released on bail. Aine who is facing charges related to obstructing police officers together with four others was released on Monday on a cash bail of two million shillings by Buganda Road …
Read More »Nairobi governor freed on bail after graft arrest: official
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Nairobi’s gold-flashing governor posted bail and was freed from custody Wednesday after his dramatic arrest on corruption charges saw him become the latest top official nabbed for graft in Kenya. Mike Sonko, whose penchant for flashy jewellery and cars has come under scrutiny, paid 15 million Kenyan shillings (USD$147,500/133,000 euros) …
Read More »State asks court to disregard Mumbere application for bail relaxation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has challenged an application by the Rwenzururu King, Charles Wesley Mumbere, who battling terror charges, seeking to relax his bail terms. Judge Eva Luswata of the international Crimes Division of High Court released Mumbere on bail in January 2017. She however, restricted Mumbere’s …
Read More »MPs query PM Rugunda on re-arrest of Kaweesi murder suspects, oil pipeline
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MPs have used the Prime Minister’s Question Time (PMQT) to raise concerns about the violent re-arrest of suspects granted bail on murder charges relating to the death of former police spokesman, Andrew Felix Kaweesi. The legislators expressed worry about events in the oil sector, …
Read More »Brig. Karemire explains re-arrest of Kaweesi murder suspects
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army has explained the re-arrest of the suspects in the murder of former Police Spokesperson, Andrew Felix Kaweesi following their release on bail. The suspects are Yusuf Nyanzi, Jibril Kalyango, Joshua Kyambadde, Yusuf Mugerwa, Abdu Rashid Mbazira, Higenyi Aramaathan Noordin, Bruhan Balyejusa and Shafiq …
Read More »Kaweesi murder suspects re-arrested after being released on bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kololo based International Crimes Division of High Court was a scene of drama this afternoon during the re-arrest of four of the eight suspects charged with the murder of former Police Spokesperson, Andrew Felix Kaweesi. They are Yusuf Nyanzi, Jibril Kalyango , Joshua …
Read More »Bashir defence asks Sudan court for bail release
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | Sudan’s deposed military ruler Omar al-Bashir appeared in court Saturday for the second hearing of his corruption trial, during which his defence asked for his release on bail. Bashir, wearing a traditional white gown, sat in the same metal cage he appeared in on Monday when …
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