Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lady justice Jeanne Rwakakooko of Jinja High Court on Friday confirmed that His Royal Highness Gabula Nadiope IV, was legally elected as the rightful king of Busoga. HRH Columbus Wambuzi filed a petition before the Jinja high court in 2014, challenging the election of Gabula, …
Read More »Kadaga asks court to dismiss Musumba’s application for substituted service
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rebecca Kadaga, the speaker of parliament and Kamuli Woman Member of Parliament has asked Jinja high court to dismiss an application for substituted service by her rival, Salamu Musumba. Substituted service in legal terms means that an applicant can serve an accused person by leaving …
Read More »Mwiru petitions court to overturn Nabeta’s victory
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja South East Member of Parliament Paul Mwiru has petitioned Jinja High Court to overturn the election of his National Resistance Movement-NRM party rival, Nathan Igeme Nabeta. Mwiru lost to Nabeta in the January 14th, 2021 polls. Mwiru who ran on the Alliance for …
Read More »Former NYTIL workers spend 25 years begging for their pay
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A quarter of a century since their services were terminated, over 3,500 former employees of Nyanza Textile Industries Limited-NYTIL are still pleading to be paid the packages due to them. The desperate ex-workers, now 25 years older, were discontinued from NYTIL when the Jinja …
Read More »Jinja RDC Sakwa files notice of appeal
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Resident District Commissioner Joseph Erick Sakwa has filed a notice of appeal following a high court ruling directing him to vacate office. His decision comes a few hours after the Jinja High court Judge Jeanne Rwakakooko dismissed with costs an application filed by …
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