Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces General-UPDF Court Martial has sentenced Muhydin Kakooza, a supporter of the National Unity Platform party to eight months in jail for contempt of court. The court chairperson Lt. General Andrew Gutti found Kakooza guilty of contempt of court by exhibiting what …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The hearing of the case in which 32 supporters of the National Unity Platform-NUP are accused of being in illegal possession of explosive devices has again failed to start at the General Court Martial in Makindye due to the absence of three suspects. The accused …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makindye based Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF General Court Martial has sentenced Private Sam Omeno from the Special Forces Command-SFC and Nathan Esia, a peasant to 33 years in jail for robbing Shillings 750,000. The General Court-Martial chaired by Lt. General Andrew Gutti convicted the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces General Court Martial in Makindye has convicted their own, Private Sam Omeno and a peasant Esia Nathan, over aggravated robbery of 750,000 shillings. Omeno attached to the Infantry of the Special Forces Command and Nathan, a resident of Kamuge in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyers of 32 National Unity Platform-NUP supporters battling charges of illegal possession of explosive devices have asked the General Court Martial to release them on bail. The suspects are Yasin Ssekitoleko alias Machete, Robert Christopher Rugumayo, Ronald Mayiga, Muhydin Kakooza, Patrick Mwase, Simon Kijambo, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has remanded 15 suspects to Luzira prison on charges of treachery and murder of four police officers from Mityana and Kiboga districts. The suspects are Stuart Lugendo, Savio Paul alias Kuffa Teeka, Julius Mulinda alias Julio, Muhammad Nyanzi Makumgi …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 61 suspects who were arrested for attacks on the Uganda People’s Defense Forces barracks in Zombo district have been charged and remanded to Kitalya government prison. The suspects, some of whom have been in detention since 2020, are charged with the deaths of five soldiers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Radio Network-URN has obtained details of the five soldiers convicted last week by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF General Court Martial sitting in Mogadishu for killing civilians in Somalia. The convicts are R0/13537 Captain Charles Asiimwe, RA164787 Corporal Edison Bwambale, RAV/171317 Corporal Alexander Babu, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has sentenced to caution, a boda boda cyclist Bashir Mbazira, for unlawful possession of defence stores. The court presided over by Lt General Andrew Gutti on Monday afternoon sentenced Mbazira following his plea of guilt. Mbazira, a resident of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Renowned court bailiff Moses Kirunda has been charged afresh by the General Court Martial in Makindye on charges of murdering city businessman Magid Mugwanya. Kirunda who allegedly demolished St Peters Church Ndeeba in 2020 first appeared before the Makindye Chief Magistrates Court last month over …
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