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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has issued a warrant of arrest against four people who stood surety for satirical novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija, who was facing charges of offensive communication. The sureties include lawyer Julius Galisonga, the Secretary-General of the National Unity Platform David Lewis …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has clarified that city lawyer Julius Galisonga was erroneously summoned to take plea on an offensive communication case against satirical Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija. According to the correspondences seen by Uganda Radio Network, the Court erroneously summoned Galisonga to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Division High Court Judge Isaac Muwata, has ordered the officer in charge of Kitalya prisons, Hussein Aikomundu to return all the documents he confiscated from the jailed city lawyer, Male Mabirizi. The documents relate to Mabirizi’s bigamy case against Pastor Aloysius Bujjingo and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi currently in prison, has asked the High Court to cancel Pastor Aloysious Bugingo’s bail. This is after Entebbe Chief Magistrate Juliet Nakitende rejected Mabirizi’s request for canceling Bugingo’s bail on January 25. The Kampala High Court Criminal Division will hear Mairizi’s application …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident Chief State Attorney attached to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions in Masindi, Charles Bogere Bwiso has been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala and charged with corruption. Bwiso, a resident at Fortunate Guest House in Masindi municipality, Masindi district has …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The jailed Makindye West Member of parliament, Allan Ssewanyana and his Kawempe North counterpart, Muhammad Ssegirinya have pleaded with the Masaka Grade One Magistrate, Christine Nantege to enforce their right to bail. The two legislators who are facing murder and terrorism charges stemming from a …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Magistrates Court in Mbale has granted bail to Phillip Monk, the proprietor and Managing Director of Mbale Schools Brass Band who had been remanded to Maluku prisons on charges of offensive communication. Monk was granted a cash bail of two million Shillings when he …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrates Court has granted bail to four female Lord councilors who were jointly sent on remand with ten of their male colleagues for inciting violence. Court presided over by the Grade One Magistrate Sanula Nambozo granted bail to Zahara Luyirika, the KCCA Speaker, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrate of Entebbe, Juliet Nakitende, has dismissed lawyer Male Mabirizi’s application for the cancellation of Pastor Aloysius Bugingo’s bail. Bugingo, the lead pastor at House of Prayer Ministries, is accused of committing bigamy and contracting marriage with Suzan Makula Nantaba, breaching sections of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions has asked Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court to dismiss an application in which satirical novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija wants his passport returned. On Tuesday, Kakwenza who is facing charges of offensive communication, through his lawyers led by Eron Kiiza made five …