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Judge Lydia Mugambe jailed for 6 years in the UK

London, UK  | THE INDEPENDENT | A Ugandan judge has been jailed for six years and four months after being convicted of forcing a young Ugandan woman to work as a slave in Britain. Mugambe, a High Court judge, denied forcing the young woman to do household chores and claimed …

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Judge declines to step aside in Magara murder case

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court Judge Alex Ajiji has declined to step aside from hearing the case in which nine people are accused of murdering the Bwendeiro Diary Cashier Susan Magara. The nine are Abas Buvumbo, Yusuf Lubega, Hussein Wasswa, Muzamiru Ssali, Hassan Kato Miiro, Hajara Nakandi, …

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Supreme Court Judge Stella Arach finally laid to rest

  Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The body of former Supreme Court Judge Stella Arach Amoko has finally been buried, three weeks after her death. She was laid to rest on Saturday afternoon at Jukiya Hill Ward Juba Village in Nebbi district in a highly attended burial by Hundreds of …

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Glowing tribute to late Judge, Stella Arach Amoko

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the legal fraternity in the country are paying glowing tribute to the late Supreme Court Judge Lady Justice Stella Arach Amoko. Amoko who has been in the judiciary for about 30 years died Saturday morning at Nakasero Hospital aged 69. The Minister of …

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Principal Judge survives gun attack

Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Principal Judge Dr. Flavian Zeija was on Saturday attacked by unknown gunmen along the Kampala-Masaka Road. The incident happened at Mitala Maria in Buwama Town Council, Masaka Road in Mpigi District. Jamson Karemani, the Public Relations Officer – PRO of the judiciary confirmed …

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Nigeria’s chief justice facing assets charges: court

Abuja, Nigeria | AFP | Nigeria’s most senior judge was on Saturday charged with failing to declare his assets, in a move the main opposition party said triggered alarm bells as elections approach next month. Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen will appear before a panel of three …

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