Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has directed the government to produce Rwandan National Elly Tumwine and explain why he has been in detention for more than mandatory 48 hours. Justice Musa Ssekaana on Monday issued the order following an application filed by Tumwine’s lawyer …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has dismissed a suit in which Jaffery Forex Bureau sought compensation of Shillings 9.5 billion from Bank of Uganda for illegal withdrawal of its license. Jaffery Forex Bureau ran to the High Court Civil Division in July last year challenging a decision by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Samuel Walusimbi, the proprietor of Kawaala parking yard and Ronald Ssempala are in trouble for selling off a bus belonging to Spear Motors. Justice Musa Ssekaana has directed the duo to pay Spear Motors and Bukonko traders and Transport bus company Shillings 165 million. …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has nullified the advertising rates and fees imposed by Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA on outdoor advertisers, saying they are illegal and unlawful. The judgment stems from an application filed by the National Outdoor Advertising Contractor’s Association Limited protesting the levies introduced by …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has ordered for the reinstatement of former Uganda Coffee Development Authority-UCDA Secretary Andrew Kilama Lajul. Kilama in 2019 sued UCDA and its Director Dr Emmanuel Iyamulemye Niyibigira for unlawfully terminating his contract. Kilama alleges that he was in 2014 employed by UCDA …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Musa Ssekaana has awarded the Tooro Kingdom Queen Mother, Best Kemigisa Shillings 83 million in damages arising from a defamation suit she filed against The Redpepper Publications Limited. The suit stemmed from an article published by the Red pepper titled “Tooro Queen Mother …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Musa Ssekaana of the Civil Division of High Court has set April 8th for the ruling on the students’ application challenging the powers given to their Vice-Chancellor under the Makerere University Students Regulations, 2015. In December last year, six Makerere University students ran to …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Musa Ssekaana has merged two suits seeking to force the Electoral Commission chairperson, Justice Simon Byabakama out of office for alleged failure to resign from the Court of Appeal. According to Justice Ssekaana, he will jointly hear the suits filed by City Lawyer, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University has appealed against the hefty court fines awarded to eight university accountants. The staff successfully dragged the university to court for acting beyond its powers, unfairly and illegally by endlessly shutting the staff out from promotion and keeping them at the same …
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