Tag Archives: juveniles

Kabale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The high number of suspected juvenile criminals on remand at Kabale remand home in Kabale district is worrying leaders. According to Henry Twinomuhwezi, Kabale High Court Assistant Registrar, 604 juveniles have been brought to the remand home from the districts of Kigezi and Ankole regions …

Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, has affirmed the judiciary’s commitment towards the operationalization of a remand home in Bugiri district, so as to quicken justice for both juvenile offenders and victims alike. His remarks came following a complaint raised by the Bugiri district LCV …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nine juveniles have been arrested in a crackdown against opium smoking in Gulu city. The boys whose names cannot be shared because they are minors aged between 8 and 14 years were picked up from industrial area behind a bar belonging to one only identified …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Prime Minister of Rwenzururu Kingdom, Thembo Kistumbire wants the court to relax the bail terms issued to six juveniles who were charged alongside Rwenzururu cultural leader, Charles Wesley Mumbere. The juveniles who were granted bail alongside Mumbere were tasked to report to the …