Tag Archives: High Court

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has allowed the lawyers of Sulaiman Kidandala, the first runner up in Kawempe North parliamentary elections to serve his rival, Muhammad Ssegirinya in Kitalya prisons. Kidandala is seeking to overturn Ssegirinya’s victory in the January 14, 2021 polls on grounds that he used …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Attorney General has asked the High Court in Kampala to dismiss a case challenging the appointment of Bank of Uganda’s Executive Director for Supervision Dr Twinemanzi Tumubweine. The state wants the case filed by activist Arnold Anthony Mukose dismissed on grounds that it is …

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Martin Henry Bazzanya, a voter in Masaka district has run to High Court seeking to overturn the victory of Richard Ssebamala in the Bukoto Central parliamentary race. Ssebamala defeated the incumbent Bukoto Central MP and Vice president Edward Ssekandi, who was seeking his fifth five-year elective …

Bundibugyo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Christopher Kibanzanga, the State Minister for Agriculture has petitioned the High Court in Fort Portal to nullify the victory of his rival Acrobert Kiiza Moses. Kibanzanga polled 13,462 votes against Acrobat’s 13,897 votes for the Bughendera County MP race. Acrobat had lost to Kibanzanga in …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is anxiety in Soroti city following the High Court ruling that overturned its verdict on the Soroti city boundaries. On Wednesday, Justice Wilson Masalu Musene overturned his ruling and reverted the two, Aloet and Opiyai wards to Soroti East division basing on the affidavits …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Soroti has reverted Aloet and Opiyai wards to Soroti City East Division following an application by the Soroti Municipality MP Herbert Edmund Ariko. In February, Ariko who lost his bid for the Soroti East Division seat in the January elections ran …

Fred Nyanzi wants the High Court to stop Nsereko from swearing in and declare him the legitimate winner of the polls Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fred Nyanzi Ssentamu, the former National Unity Platform candidate in the Kampala Central Parliamentary race has petitioned High Court seeking to overturn the victory of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  High court has declined to hear the bail application for 36 supporters National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters battling charges of illegal possession of military stores in the UPDF General Court Martial.  The suspects are Ali Bukeni alias Nubian Li, Edward Ssebuufu alias Eddie Mutwe, Hassan …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Human Rights lawyer, Steven Kalali has petitioned the High Court seeking justice on behalf of the journalists who were battered recently by military police officers. The attorney general is the only respondent to the suit filed before the High Court Civil Division.   In his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu has petitioned the High Court seeking orders compelling security agencies to vacate the sieged party offices in Kamwokya. In his application filed before the Civil Division of High Court, Kyagulanyi who is also the former NUP …