High Court Judge Wilson Masalu Musene has Friday afternoon granted bail to Muhammad Sebuwufu, the key suspect in the alleged murder of a Kampala businesswoman Donah Betty Katushabe. Justice Musene ordered Sebuwufu to pay sh10 million cash and deposit his passport with court as condition for his bail release. The judge said the …
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The High Court International Crimes Division has confirmed that the 14 suspected to be behind the killing of Muslim clerics in Uganda must stand trial on charges of terrorism, murder and attempted murder. In a ruling in Kampala on Friday, Justice Duncan Gaswaga found that the evidence on record that the …
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High Court judge Masalu Musene has granted bail to former Kampala Central Police Station DPC Aron Baguma. Baguma was on Tuesday committed for trial for the alleged murder of businesswoman Donah Betty Katushabe. Justice Musene ordered Baguma to deposit sh5million cash and his sureties were each told to sign a non …
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Norristown, United States | AFP | Disgraced US megastar Bill Cosby is due to stand trial for sexual assault on June 5, 2017 in what could see up to 13 other alleged victims testify against the award-winning comedian turned pariah. Judge Steven O’Neill set the date after the 79-year-old pioneering …
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Lusaka, Zambia | AFP | Zambia’s constitutional court on Monday threw out an attempt by the defeated presidential candidate to annul August’s election results, clearing the way for President Edgar Lungu’s inauguration next week. Hakainde Hichilema, who lost the election by 100,000 votes, alleged that the result was rigged and …
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The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP) has dropped charges against 17 suspects over the killing of Muslim Clerics in Uganda. They will however face new charges of treason. The 17 were part of a group of 31 awaiting trial over the killing of Muslim Clerics. Principal Senior State Attorney Lino Anguzu …
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Soroti High Court on Friday nullified the election of Serere County MP Bishop Patrick Okabe (NRM), blaming the Electoral Commission for organising elections without complying with Uganda’s electoral laws. The ruling followed a petition filed by Joseph Linos Opio against Okabe, Electoral Commission and National Council for Higher Education. Justice Billy Kainamura ruled that the …
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High Court has dismissed with costs an election petition filed by Aisha Kabanda seeking to nullify the election of Lydia Mirembe Daphine as Butambala Woman MP. In his ruling read to court by Deputy Registrar Alex Ajiji, Justice Vincent Okwang ruled that Kabanda failed to produce satisfactory evidence before court to show that the …
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Buganda Road Court on Thursday issued a production warrant directing Kigo Government Prison to produce former District Police Commander of Kampala Central Police station Aaron Baguma on September 6 to answer murder charges. SP Baguma on Tuesday turned himself in to court and was remanded to Kigo and the officers ordered to …
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Former Central Police Station DPC Aron Baguma has been charged and remanded to Kigo Prison. He faces charges of murder, aggravated robbery and kidnap. In company of his lawyer Abraham Mpumwire, ASP Baguma turned himself in at Buganda Road Court at 2.15pm on Tuesday and appeared before Grade One Magistrate Joan Aciro. …
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