Tag Archives: High Court

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed with costs a defamation case that former Ethics and Integrity Minister, Miria Matembe, had instituted against the Uganda Media Centre Director, Ofwono Opondo and NBS television. In August 2017, Matembe sued Ofwono Opondo together with NBS TV and …

Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasese district council has agreed to allocate one acre of land to the judiciary for the construction of the High Court. The land located in Rukoki is near the current magistrate premises. In October, the Fort Portal Resident High Court Judge, Vincent Emmy Mugabo asked …

London, UK | Xinhua | Judges at the United Kingdom’s (UK) High Court ruled on Monday that the government’s plan to send asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda is lawful, but they also criticized the government for failing to properly assess the circumstances of the eight individuals it tried to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala has issued an interim injunction staying the suspension of Dr. Samuel Oledo, as the president of the Uganda Medical Association (UMA). It follows an application for a judicial review filed by Oledo against his suspension by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Constitutional Court has ruled that appointing judges in an acting capacity contravenes the 1995 Constitution and therefore is null and void. In a majority ruling of 4:1, the court allowed a petition filed by Makerere University lecturer, Dr. Busingye Kabumba and human rights activist Andrew …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny Dollo has castigated the retirement of High Court Judges at sixty-five years, adding that if he had authority, this is something he would change. He was addressing the seventeen judges on Wednesday who were appointed by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has directed the Electoral Commission to provide certified copies of voter registers used at three polling stations at Summit View in Kololo, during the 2021 Kampala Central parliamentary elections. Justice Jesse Byaruhanga Rugyema issued the directive on Monday afternoon during the hearing of …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara High Court is set to hear 60 cases related to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence-SBGV in Bushenyi district. The sessions will be presided over by Lady Justice Joyce Kavuma, the senior Resident Judge for Mbarara High Court Circuit. Out of the 60 cases, 48 are defilement …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has instituted private criminal charges against 16 newly appointed High Court Justices. They are Singiza Douglas Karekona, Samuel Emokor, Thomas Ocaya, Allan Paul Mbabazi Nshimye, Collins Acellam, George Okello, Bernard Namanya, Susan Kanyange, Flavia Matovu Nasuuna, Mary Ikit, Christine Kaahwa, Patricia Mutesi, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has issued an interim injunction restraining Makerere University from evicting hundreds of people who operate different businesses within the institution. According Civil Division Judge Boniface Wamala, his order will be in force pending the determination of the main application for …