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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister for Karamoja Affairs Mary Gorreti Kitutu has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the mismanagement of iron sheets intended for the Karamoja Community Empowerment Program. She is seeking bail at the Anti-Corruption Court were she was produced under tight security just after …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary has said that the new bail guidelines launched about a year ago to supplement the existing laws are yet to be fully implemented. In June last year, Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo issued the Constitution (Bail Guidelines for Courts of Judicature) Practice Directions …

Trump charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, pleads not guilty Manhattan , USA | Xinhua |  Former U.S. President Donald Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records, the Manhattan district attorney said on Tuesday afternoon. Trump, who was arraigned at the Manhattan Criminal Court in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For some, the sentences and penalties by Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu Musenze of the Standards Wildlife and Utilities Court are harsh and ruthless even for wildlife criminals like poachers and traffickers. But Kamasanyu is becoming a darling for those fighting Wildlife crime in the region …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court has fined Warrant Officer David Okot sh5milllion after being found in unlawful possession of six ostrich eggs. The Standards, Wildlife, and Utilities Court Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu handed down the sentence on Thursday. Okot risks three years’ imprisonment once he fails to pay …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Guantanamo Bay inmate Jamal Kiyemba appeared before the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala Tuesday on three terror-related charges. Kiyemba, also known as Abdullah or Tonny Kiyemba, was committed to the International Crimes Division by Buganda Road Court on one charge …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Court of Appeal has commenced the hearing of 30 criminal cases at the seat of Gulu High Court in Gulu City. The session started on Monday and is expected to run until Thursday 30th of March.   It is being presided over by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legislators Allan Ssewanyana and  Muhammad Ssegirinya have asked the International Crimes Division of the High Court to halt their trial for terrorism and charges pending the determination of the Constitutional petition challenging the legality of the charges against them. The main case was expected …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a case filed by Gilbert Agaba and three other former candidates who participated and lost in the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA elections last year. Acting High Court judge Dr. Douglas Karekona Singiza, ruled that his court did not …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Gulu has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the appointment of the institution’s Vice Chancellor Prof. George Ladaah Openjuru. Three University staff filed applications for judicial review in September 2021 seeking the court to declare null and void Openjuru’s promotion as a Professor …