Tag Archives: High Court

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  High Court has issued orders restraining warring parties feuding over land in Kansanga Kiwafu B and Heritage zones in Makindye division in Kampala from carrying out any physical developments.    The order affects more than 300 occupants on the disputed land. The group is feuding …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Electoral Commission has asked High Court to dismiss an application filed by Joseph Kabuleta seeking to block digital elections citing abuse of court process. Last month, EC released a revised roadmap for the 2021 general elections in which it introduced virtual campaigns as opposed to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an application seeking to block the selective roll-out of electronic receipts and invoices by Uganda Revenue Authority. The program also known as the Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing Solutions is a government initiative through which businesses are …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A section of boda boda cyclists under the National Federation of Professional Cyclists Network have dragged the government to court over the continued restrictions imposed on their activities. The government has maintained restrictions against motorcyclists as one of the measures to control person to person …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has awarded UGX 250 million to a tortured Internal Security Organisation – ISO operative, Simon Peter Odongo who was on May 05 arrested from his home in Kampala for allegedly brandishing a gun on UPDF soldiers. It was reported …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court will on Tuesday next week start the pre-trial conference in the murder case of former police spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi. According to the Judiciary spokesperson Solomon Muyita, the pre-trial hearing will be presided over by Justice …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Electoral Commission has been dragged to court for banning open-air campaigns in the run-up to the 2021 general elections. Ugandans will go to the polls between January and February 2021, to elect a President, Members of Parliament and Local council leaders. But instead …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court in Kampala has ordered the government and the Electoral Commission to allow Ugandans in Diaspora and those in prison to participate in elections. The order was issued this morning by Justice Lydia Mugambe, on the basis of a petition filed two years …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has stayed the hearing of an application challenging the process leading to the allocation of 10 billion Shillings to Members of Parliament for Covid-19 activities. On Tuesday, the head of Civil Division Justice Michael Elubu stayed the application filed by Ntungamo …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has quashed the recent elections that were conducted by a section of Democratic party members to purportedly fill up vacant positions in the National Executive Committee. DP members led by Rajab Ssenkubuge convened a meeting on March 13, 2020, …