Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six of the eight General Katumba Wamala attempted murder suspects face 18 additional charges. The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has amended the charge sheet increasing the charges from 6 to 24. The suspects are Muhammad Kagugube, Sirimani Kisambira, Abudalllah-Aziz Ramadhan Dunka, Kamada Walusimbi, Habib Ramadhan Marjan …
Read More »DPP, principal judge want Uganda prisons services to manage minor offenders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director for Public Prosecutions, Jane Frances Abodo and the Principal Judge, Dr. Justice Flavian Zeija want Uganda Prisons Services to manage child offenders due to the deplorable conditions in the remand homes. Abodo and Zeija made the proposal during the third stakeholders Forum on …
Read More »DPP’s office closed after staff tests positive for COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of the Public Prosecutions- DPP has closed its offices to the public after a staff tested positive for COVID-19. According to the statement issued on Wednesday by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Jane Frances Abodo, members of the public, DPP field staff …
Read More »DPP withdraws charges against MP Francis Zaake
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecution, Jane Abodo has dropped charges against Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake. The legislator was picked up from his residency in Buswabulongo in Mityana municipality on April 19, 2020 on accusations of distributing food contrary to Covid-19 prevention …
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