Tag Archives: Luzira

VIDEO: The minister of internal affairs General Jeje Odong has revealed government is in advanced stages of secring funds from alternative sources to help improve services in all prisons nationwide. This was during a maiden tour of the Luzira Prisons premises on the shores of Lake Victoria. Irene Namaja was …

Allied Democratic Front (ADF) rebel leader Jamil Mukulu has been moved to Luzira Prison in Kampala following an application by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to have him transferred from Nalufenya. State Attorney Thomas Jatiko made the application before Jinja Court Chief Magistrate John Francis Kaggwa on Tuesday, explaining that inquiries …

NBS: The Nakawa Chief Magistrate James Ereemye Thursday morning visited Luzira prisons to observe the state of the detention facility. The magistrate had last month promised to visit the facility, after Rtd Col DrKizzaBesigye complained of mistreatment and the appalling conditions in the prison. Some sources indicated that the magistrate …

NBS: Allegations of a plan to end the life of jailed former FDC presidential candidate, Dr. Col. Kiiza Besigye persist each time people visit him in Uganda’s  Luzira prison. Prison authorities however dismiss the allegations as baseless, and explain why. Share on: WhatsApp

Former Coordinator of intelligence services Gen David Sejusa was slapped with a raft of charges at the General Court Martial in Kampala and remanded to Luzira prison on Feb 2, just a few weeks before the highly anticipated general elections on Feb 18. Gen Sejusa also known as Tinyefuza, now …

Eng. Abraham Byandala, the minister without portfolio appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala yesterday to answer charges in connection with the Mukono-Kyetume-Katosi/Kisoga-Nyenga road corruption scandal. Byandala who is the former minister of works and transport appeared in court alongside four others who have been implicated in the scandal where …