Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jailed lawyer Male Mabirizi has asked the East African Court of Justice to nullify a decision that denied him temporary release, saying one of the Justices who presided over the matter is biased because he is a member of the ruling National Resistance Movement which …
Read More »Court of Appeal to handle 42 cases in Fort Portal
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A Criminal Appeals session has kicked off at Fort Portal High Court. A panel of three Court of Appeal Justices led by the Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, Lady Justice Irene Mulyagonja, and Lady justice Eve K. Luswata will adjudicate 42 criminal appeals during …
Read More »Businessman appeals against dismissal of torture case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businessman Francis Matovu commonly known as Butto has raised seven grounds in his appeal against the High Court’s decision to dismiss his torture case against the government and Speaker of Parliament Anita Among. In his appeal filed on Thursday in the Court of Appeal in Kampala, …
Read More »Court upholds UGX 90M award to former PPDA finance boss
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal in Kampala has upheld the more than Shillings 90million award given to Mary Pamela Sozi, the former Director of Finance and Administration in the Public Procurement Disposable Act-PPDA in compensation for unlawful termination. The judgment arises from a decision by the …
Read More »Medical evidence not required to prove torture, Court of Appeal rules
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is no legal basis for torture victims to produce medical evidence, the Court of Appeal sitting in Kampala has ruled. The three-member panel comprising Justices Fredrick Egonda-Ntende, Muzamiru Mutangula Kibeedi, and Christopher Gashirabake noted that it is rare to have direct evidence of torture …
Read More »NUP backs FDC candidate for Soroti East by-election
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP will not field a candidate in the Soroti City East Parliamentary by-election. The position became vacant after the Court of Appeal nullified the victory of Forum for Democratic Change, FDC’s Moses Attan. In May, the court ruled that it was convinced …
Read More »Court to decide on Mabirizi’s application for temporary freedom on notice
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal in Kampala will deliver on notice its decision in which jailed city lawyer Male Mabirizi wants to gain temporary freedom from Luzira Maximum Upper-security prison. Mabirizi who filed 12 different applications seeking the restoration of his freedom wants to be released …
Read More »Court of Appeal denies bail to MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal in Kampala has denied bail to Members of Parliament Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana. The ruling was made on Wednesday by a panel of three Court of Appeal Justices comprised of Cheborion Barishaki, Christopher Izama Madrama, and Eva Luswata. Sewanyana, the …
Read More »Court orders retrial of Kampala Central election petition
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has ordered a fresh hearing of a petition in which Fred Nyanzi is contesting the election of Muhammad Nsereko as the Member of Parliament for Kampala Central. The panel of three Court of Appeal Justices comprising Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Stephen Musota, …
Read More »Court orders fresh elections in Busongora South constituency
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has nullified the victory of Gideon Thembo Mujungu as the Busongora South Member of Parliament in Kasese district. This follows a successful appeal lodged by his independent rival, Mbaju Kathika. In 2021, the Electoral Commission declared Mujungu, who ran on the …
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