Masaka senior resident judge John Eudes Keitrima has taken the witness stand in a pension case in which city lawyer Bob Kasango with three former officials of the Ministry of Public Service and a high court clerk allegedly stole over sh15bn meant for 6339 pension claimants. Justice Keitrima accused Kasango of using forged documents, that were …
Read More »Pension scam case takes new twist as lawyers accuse each other
City lawyer John Matovu has accused colleague Bob Kasango of conniving with Public Service Ministry officials to defraud government of sh15.4 billion. Matovu made the allegations before Justice Margaret Tibulya as the hearing of new fraud charges in the pension scam case resumed at the Anti-Corruption Court on Wednesday. New fraud charges were placed on Public Service …
Read More »Court okays UNRA ex-employees case
High Court in Kampala has given the go ahead to 151 ex- employees of the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to sue their former employer for alleged wrongful dismissal. The court’s deputy registrar Alex Ajiji ordered that since all the 151 former employees have one common cause and interest against UNRA, …
Read More »LC1 chairman petitions Constitutional Court on age limits
The Local Council (LC) 1 chairperson of Muyenga Hill village Yasin Omar has petitioned the Constitutional Court challenging several articles of the constitution relating to mandatory retirement of public servants and political figures on attaining stipulated age limits. Omar wants court to declare that it’s unconstitutional to lock out the youth who have not yet attained the …
Read More »Tense Gabon awaits court ruling on presidential vote
Libreville, Gabon | AFP | Gabon’s constitutional court is to rule as early as Friday who will be the country’s next president, ending weeks of uncertainty after disputed polls sparked a political crisis and violent protests. Incumbent President Ali Bongo, the son of late autocratic ruler Omar Bongo, was declared …
Read More »Former UNRA employees claim unlawful dismissal, go to court
One hundred and fifty one former employees of the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) have gone to the High Court in Kampala, seeking permission to sue their ex-employer for unlawful dismissal. The Deputy Registrar Alex Ajiji heard the application presented by six of their representatives and said he will deliver a ruling …
Read More »No bail for 5 young democrats in parliament police case
Buganda Road Court Magistrate Joan Aciro on Tuesday declined to release on bail five youths from the Uganda Young Democrats who are facing charges of inciting violence and assaulting a police officer. Moses Bigirwa, Juma Kayondo, Haruna Nsibuka, Hakim Kizza and Allan Kitonsa were arrested by police on Wednesday last …
Read More »Records assistant grilled as Byandala Katosi case resumes
Hearing in a case in which former works minister and MP Katikamu North Eng.Abraham Byandala and five others are accused of causing financial loss of over sh24.7b meant for the upgrade of Mukono-Katosi road, resumed on Tuesday. A records assistant in the Ministry of Works and Transport Hellen Kabagenyi told the Anti-corruption Court …
Read More »Somali border claims ‘absurd, hurtful’, Kenya tells top UN court
The Hague, Netherlands | AFP | Kenya on Monday rebuked Somalia for dragging it before the UN’s top court to defend a maritime border dispute that could decide the fate of potentially lucrative Indian Ocean oil and gas reserves. In a hearing at the UN’s International Court of Justice, Kenya …
Read More »Man who named dog Buhari asks court to dismiss case
Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | A Nigerian man whose pet dog shares the same name as Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked the court to dismiss criminal charges against him. In a statement sent by his lawyer, the owner of ‘Buhari’ the dog Joachim Iroko said he had a …
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