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Commercial Court locks up SH1.3 trillion

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least sh1.3 trillion is locked up in disputes before the Commercial court, URN has learnt. They include disputes of insurance, banking, and transportation. Only cases with a value that is more than sh50 million end up before the Commercial Division of High …

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Judiciary asked to support LC Courts

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja High Court judge, Justice Michael Elubu has asked the judiciary to support Local Council courts to solve disputes which will reduce case backlog. Speaking at the Iganga magistrate’s court open day in Iganga district on Thursday, Elubu argues that since village councils were fully …

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VIDEO: Judiciary condemns re-arrests at courts

VIDEO: Uganda’s Chief Justice has said re-arrests of suspects within court premises demeans the national cause for justice and shows that the country still has a long way to go in the struggle to achieve rule of law. He said this while speaking at the opening of the 2017 new law year …

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New guidelines set for lower courts

Chief Justice Bart Katureebe has launched new sentencing guidelines for lower courts in a move aimed at ensuring uniformity in judgment, and building public trust. Principal Judge Yorokamu Bamwine, who heads the sentencing guidelines committee, said the guidelines are going to affect non-capital offences such as theft, child neglect, arson and …

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MP Kabaziguruka refuses to plead to Court Martial charges

Jailed Nakawa Municipality MP Michael Kabaziguruka has for the second time refused to plead to charges of treachery before the General Court Martial. The court Tuesday sent him back on remand and warned him over contempt of its orders. Despite rulings by both the Army and High court that he is properly charged before the …

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VIDEO: Besigye asks IGP Gen. Kale Kayihura to resign

NBS: Opposition strongman Dr Kiiza Besigye has spoken out about Wednesday’s besieging of Makindye Magistrates Court – asking police chief Gen Kale Kayihura to step aside and pave way for investigations for setting what he calls a dangerous precedent in law enforcement. Speaking to the media at his home in …

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VIDEO: Nakawa MP Kabaziguruka charged in court martial of treason

NBS: The Court Martial has charged and remanded twenty three suspects including Nakawa Division Member of Parliament Michael Kabaziguruka accused of offenses relating to security and treachery. Michael Kabaziguruka and three others have however objected to the jurisdiction of a military court trying them yet they are civilians.  Kabaziguruka refused …

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FDC wants Kavuma out of Besigye’s defiance case

NBS: The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has called for the withdrawal of Deputy Chief Justice Steven Kavuma from the defiance petition hearing currently before the Constitutional Court. The party says Justice Kavuma is an NRM Cadre and it doubts his credibility in leading the panel of justices hearing …

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