Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake has protested the delayed ruling in the case in which he sued the government and eight police officers seeking compensation for torture. Zaake who was on Tuesday afternoon at the High Court Civil Division together with his lawyer Eron Kiiza …
Read More »49 NUP supporters lose bid to block general court martial trial
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Forty nine-49 National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters have lost their application in which they sought to block their trial in the Uganda People Defense Forces-UPDF General court-martial for illegal possession of ammunition. Lady Justice Esta Nambayo dismissed the application on Tuesday afternoon on grounds that …
Read More »Court to rule on application challenging accreditation of journalists on election day
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has fixed January 14th 2021 to rule on an application in which two organizations are challenging a decision by the Uganda Media Council to have journalists registered and accredited for the general elections. Lady Justice Esta Nambayo on Monday fixed …
Read More »Court rejects gov’t defense in MP Zaake’s compensation case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has rejected government’s defense in a suit in which Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Francis Zaake is seeking compensation for torture inflicted on him in state custody. Civil Division High Court Judge Esta Nambayo rejected the evidence on Wednesday morning after the …
Read More »Lawyers with diploma in legal practice from Rwanda not eligible for enrollment in Uganda– High Court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has ruled that lawyers who obtain a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from Rwanda are not eligible to enroll as an Advocate in Uganda. Justice Esta Nambayo’s ruling stems from an application filed by Andrew Bataamwe in 2019. Bataamwe obtained his Bachelors …
Read More »Arrested Rwandan national escaped from hospital – Government
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government of Uganda has said one of the two arrested Rwandan Nationals, Theogen Sendegeya escaped from Butabika Hospital and his whereabouts are unknown to the state. A representative from the Attorney General’s office, State Attorney Brian Musota told on Monday. Musota revealed before High …
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