Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has remanded three private security guards over the murder of 70 year old Aidah Nabwami, a resident of Seke village, Kiseka sub county in Lwengo district. The accused are Abdul Razak Rizuk, a security guard, Denis Kashamba, formerly a …
Read More »Court Martial suspends operations
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces General Court Martial has suspended its operations. The decision is in line with the new COVID-19 preventive measures announced by President Yoweri Museveni last week to contain the second wave of the pandemic which has seen a spike in …
Read More »Saracen guard remanded for possessing military uniform
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial has remanded 24-year-old Fiumoney Kessy Odoc, a security guard attached to private security firm Saracen Uganda Limited for illegal possession of defence stores. Odoc, a resident of Kiganda village, Kira municipality in Wakiso district appeared on Monday afternoon before the General …
Read More »Many still under illegal detention – Kyagulanyi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Moments after the release of 17 National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters, who are battling charges of illegal possession of ammunition, the party president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine says they will take legal action to seek justice for their members. The UPDF General Court …
Read More »Court Martial remands 32 suspects over petrol bombs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty-two people have appeared before the Makindye based Uganda People’s Defense Forces-General Court Martial on charges of unlawful possession of ammunition. The suspects are Yasin Ssekitoleko alias Machete, Robert Christopher Rugumayo, Ronald Mayiga, Muhydin Kakooza, Patrick Mwase, Simon Kijambo, Abdu Matovu, Richard Nyombi, Olivia Lutaaya, …
Read More »17 NUP supporters released on bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seventeen of the 35 National Unity Platform-NUP party supporters remanded by the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-General Court Martial are out on bail. They are Robinson Ntambi Mudde, Stanley Kafuko alias Kysta, Kivumbi Achileo, Samson Ssekiranda alias Giant, Robert Katumba, Kyabagu Geserwa alias Pympah, Faisal Kigongo alias …
Read More »Museveni yet to instruct the Court Martial to drop Kayihura charges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial has not yet received formal instructions from President Yoweri Museveni to drop criminal charges against the former Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura, Uganda Radio Network has learnt. This comes about five months after Museveni promised that he was going to talk …
Read More »Thieves raid General Gutti’s ancestral home, make off with tractor
Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A combined force of the army and police in Napak district are hunting for the group of unknown thugs who broke into the ancestral home of the General Court Martial chairperson, Lt. General Andrew Gutti and made off with a massey ferguson tractor. The thugs …
Read More »Court Martial boss writes to CDF over Kayihura
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial chair Lt. General Andrew Gutti has written to the Chief of Defense Forces-CDF inquiring about President Yoweri Museveni’s promise to have the charges against the former police chief, Gen. Edward Kale Kayihura dropped. Gutti was prompted to write to Gen. David …
Read More »Court Martial grants bail to 13 NUP supporters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial in Makindye has granted bail to 13 supporters of National Unity Platform who were arrested from Kalangala district. The group currently facing charges of illegal possession of ammunition has been released by a seven member panel led by Lt General Andrew …
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