Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Buheesi sub county councillor Robert Alinaitwe has withdrawn a petition he inherited challenging the election of Bunyangabu MP Davis Kamukama. Alinatwe inherited a petition that was withdrawn last month by Patrick Murungi Zeresire who challenged Kamukama’s victory. Murungi petitioned Fort Portal High …
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Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A former contestant for the Bunyangabu County Member of Parliament seat has withdrawn an election petition against his rival Davis Kamukama. Kamukama who was contesting on the NRM party ticket defeated Murungi Patrick Zeresire and seven others in January’s parliamentary elections. Kamukama polled 31,353 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has dismissed with costs a petition filed by the Registered Trustees of Africa Muslim Community (Juma Sect) in which they sued Uganda Muslim Supreme Council claiming ownership of the land where Nateete town mosque is constructed. On Friday, Justice Jesse Byaruhanga …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Jesse Byaruhanga Rugyema has set August 14th, 2020 to deliver judgment on a dispute between the Registered Trustees of Africa Muslim Community Juma Sect and Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC over the land hosting Natete mosque. In 2003, Trustees of Africa Muslim Community Juma …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Traffic police are conducting fresh investigations into an accident that caused the death of Innocent Ayesigye, a traffic officer who was knocked by a speeding vehicle along the Kampala-Jinja highway. Ayesigye was knocked by a speeding motor vehicle on May 24 from Namanve while riding …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police Constable Alex Oduku who was guarding Mbale High Court Judge Jesse Rugyema Byaruhanga has been arrested. The arrest is in relation to an accident in which a traffic officer Innocent Ayesigye lost his life on Sunday in Seeta along the Kampala-Jinja highway. Constable …
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