Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Director of public prosecutions has withdrawn charges of publishing news that disturb the peace of President Museveni against Red pepper directors and editors. The withdrawal letter signed by the DPP Mike Chibita, has been presented to Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate James Ereemye Mawanda …
Read More »Court forces DPP to close the Muslim Clerics case
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | High Court Judge Wilson Masalu Musene compels prosecution to close its evidence against ninteen treason suspects including a woman who is related to Australian based Cardiologist , Dr. Aggrey Kiyingi. Justice Musene noted that much he has heard evidence of nine witnesses, the State has …
Read More »DPP to investigate embattled Bob Kasango’s health claims
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Director of Public Prosecution Mike Chibita is investigating city laywer Bob Kasango’s health claims, that have stalled the hearing of the sh15 billion pension case before the Anti-corruption Court against him and three former jailed officials of the Ministry of Public Service, . …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Murder charges on DPP Baguma dropped
THIS WEEK: Murder charges on DPP Baguma dropped Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Interdicted Central Police Commander Aaron Baguma is a free man after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) dropped murders charged against him. Principal State Attorney Alex Ojok told Court on Jan.10 that the DPP had on December …
Read More »DPP slaps three Kaweesi murder suspects with new charges
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Director of Public Prosecution Mike Chibita has pressed new charges against three Kaweesi murder suspects, of being part of a terrorist group. The freshly charged suspects are ; Ali Mugoya, Abudallah Kala and Hibwani Sinani Zikusooka who thought were going home today having clocked …
Read More »Uganda: State prosecutors resume strike over low pay, Business paralyzed
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Business was Tuesday paralyzed in Courts across the country as all state prosecutors under the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) resumed their strike over low pay and poor working conditions. Three months ago, Government asked prosecutors to call off their strike committing to meet some …
Read More »VIDEO: DPP withdraws Maj. Kiggundu murder charges against four
VIDEO: DPP withdraws Maj. Kiggundu murder charges against four Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The Director of Public Prosecutions Mike Chibita has formally withdrawn charges of the murder of Maj. Muhammad Kiggundu against four suspects, that were pending in the High court. State prosecutor Lillian Omara presented the withdrawal letter …
Read More »Court to rule next week on 3rd Kanyamunyu bail application
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has asked High Court Judge Yasin Nyanzi to uphold his earlier decision of denying Mathew Kanyamunyu bail. Kanyamunyu is accused of behind last year’s Lugogo shooting incident in which Social Worker Kenneth Akena died. Through State Attorney Immaculate …
Read More »DPP mantains Lwengo Woman MP forgery case still in court
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The Directorate of Public Prosecution refutes allegations by one of the complainants in a forgery case against Lwengo District Woman MP Cissy Namujju, that this case was withdrawn from Masaka Chief Magistrate Court without his knowledge. The development follows a letter dated August 10th, 2017 …
Read More »DPP: Prosecution is not a democracy
INTERVIEW: Justice Mike Chibita is the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). He spoke to Ian Katusiime on July 14 about the prosecutors strike and other issues. In October, you are making four years in office, what would you cite as your three major achievements? Number one, we decentralised and created …
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