Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has dismissed with costs the interim application in which presidential hopeful retired Lt General Henry Tumukunde wanted court to block the summons requiring him to appear before the Criminal Investigations Department of Police in Kibuli. On Tuesday, Justice Musa Ssekaana the Deputy …
Read More »Court summons musician Bosmic Otim over academic papers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has summoned musician Bosmic Joyce Otim to response to a suit lodged by Charles Ocaya, a loser in the just concluded NRM primary elections for Chua West County. The summons stem from a suit Ocaya filed on Wednesday at …
Read More »Lawyer sues UCC over directives to register online content providers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A human rights lawyer Ivan Bwowe has petitioned High Court challenging the recent notice issued by Uganda Communications commission –UCC requiring all persons providing online data communication to regularize their operations before use. On September 7 2020, UCC wrote that the online content providers such …
Read More »Tumukunde itching to grill AIGP Akullo in court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In an ironic legal twist of the hunter becoming the hunted, Lt Gen Henry Is trying to drag CID Director Grace Akullo to the dock for using the Attorney General’s services for her personal defence and to be grilled in court over an affidavit she …
Read More »Gov’t , lawyers asked to mediate in case seeking translation of constitution
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has given the government two weeks to mediate in the case where two lawyers want the constitution translated into local languages. In 2019, the government was sued for its alleged failure to translate the 1995 Constitution into 56 indigenous languages. The lawsuit …
Read More »Kavuya family repatriation case file sent back to lower court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has returned a file in which a Soroti based lawyer Leonard Otee is pursuing the prosecution of Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa over the repatriation of Businessman Ben Kabuya’s family during the COVID-19 lockdown. Three members of Kavuya’s family travelled …
Read More »Court dismisses application seeking to block elections in 89 constituencies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has dismissed with costs an application in which city lawyer Ben Muhumuza wanted to block elections in 89 constituencies. In his application, Muhumuza wanted the court to issue a permanent injunction restraining the Electoral Commission from nominating any individual or …
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 »Court starts sentencing hearing of Christchurch mosque gunman
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The High Court in Christchurch of New Zealand started Monday the sentencing hearing of the gunman in the Christchurch mosque shootings, who killed 51 people, mostly worshippers, on March 15, 2019. The 29-year-old Australian, Brenton Tarrant, appeared emotionless as his actions on the day of …
Read More »Court declines to block NRM CEC elections
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application filed by Moses Banalekaki to block the election of members of the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party Central Executive Committee-CEC. Banalekaki petitioned the court accusing CEC, NRM’s second top organ for allegedly resolving not to nominate candidates …
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