Tag Archives: High Court

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has upheld the two-year suspension of a lawyer Geoffrey Nangumya from legal practice. The panel comprising of Justices Lydia Mugambe, Musa Ssekaana and Henrietta Wolayo of the Civil Division ruled that Nangumya breached the Advocates professional code of conduct when he …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Lawyers of the former Commander of Allied Democratic Forces-ADF rebels Jamil Mukulu have petitioned the Registrar of International Crimes Division demanding for speedy hearing of the bail application. The lawyers led by Anthony Wameli last month went to the Criminal Division of High Court to …

Kampala, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  High Court has ordered for the reinstatement of Makerere University Research Fellow, Dr. Stella Nyanzi after it found that the institution was in contempt of it’s Staff Appeals Tribunal when it suspended her. On Thursday, High Court Civil Division Judge Lydia Mugambe ordered the …

Kalungu, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Ministry of Water and Environment has renewed demands to have special courts established to handle environmental cases. Due to the grave effects of environmental degradation caused by encroachments  on wetlands, cultivating along critical shorelines and river banks, and invasion on gazetted forest reserves, …

Kampala, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court has dismissed a case in which the Deputy Registrar in charge of Research, Godfrey Kaweesa was challenging a decision by the Judicial Service Commission summoning him to take plea on charges of acting contrary to the Judicial Code of Conduct. Early …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court in Jinja has dismissed with costs an application by Jinja Resident District Commissioner Joseph Erick Sakwa challenging his interdiction from office. Justice Jeanne Rwakakooko delivered the verdict this morning saying an interdiction is the first step towards disciplinary proceedings. She explained that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has directed the government to produce Rwandan National Elly Tumwine and explain why he has been in detention for more than mandatory 48 hours. Justice Musa Ssekaana on Monday issued the order following an application filed by Tumwine’s lawyer …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyers of a Rwandan National Elly Tumwine have filed an application in the High Court demanding for his production in court. Led by Abdullah Kiwanuka, the lawyers note that Tumwine has been in detention for more than the mandatory 48 hours which is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has quashed a three months’ sentence that was given to Lillian Aciro, a mother of seven who was convicted for defying presidential directives on the control of COVID-19. Aciro was arrested at the beginning of April together with 19 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a case in which a Harvard University Student sued three government officials who had blocked him from following them on Twitter. The student identified as Seguya Hillary Innocent Taylor who uses twitter handle @HillaryTaylorVI told the court …