Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There’s a somber mood in Soroti magisterial area over the demise of the Chief Magistrate, Margret Aanyu. Aanyu died in Kampala on Sunday where she was rushed after she was found unconscious in her home in Soroti on Friday. Aanyu, 54, was mother to …
Read More »Newly appointed Magistrate sacked for impersonation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The judiciary has sacked a newly appointed Grade One Magistrate for sitting an examination for a female student. Ammaari Musa Semwogerere was appointed a Judicial Officer last month by the Judicial Service Commission to the position of Magistrate Grade One on probation. On Wednesday, Semwogerere …
Read More »Rakai magistrate dismissed from Judiciary over abuse
Rakai, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judicial Service Commission has dismissed Rakai Court Grade One Magistrate, Latif Abubaker Nakibinge from service. Latif Abubaker Nakibinge allegedly withdrew money from the Court Operation Fund Account but failed to hand it over to the owner. Uganda Radio Network has information that Nakibinge was …
Read More »Animals don’t speak; Let us speak for them – Magistrate
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | For some, the sentences and penalties by Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu Musenze of the Standards Wildlife and Utilities Court are harsh and ruthless even for wildlife criminals like poachers and traffickers. But Kamasanyu is becoming a darling for those fighting Wildlife crime in the region …
Read More »Buganda Chief Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu hospitalized after attack by thugs
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief Magistrate of Utilities and Wildlife Court at Buganda Road, Gladys Kamasanyu was on Saturday attacked by unknown people. She was soon after admitted at IHK in Namuwongo. According to the Kampala Metropolitan Area Acting Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, Kamasanyu was attacked outside Green …
Read More »Court summons incoming COSASE chairman
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road court has summoned the Kawempe South Member of Parliament, Mubarak Munyagwa on corruption charges. The January 15th, 2019 criminal summon was issued by the Buganda Road Court Grade One Magistrate, M. M. Nabende. “You are hereby commanded by the Uganda Government to appear …
Read More »The Magistrate bribery case adjourned to March 16
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Anti-Corruption Court Grade One Magistrate Patricia Amoko Thursday ordered both the Inspectorate of Government, and the Defence lawyers in the Corruption case against a Nakawa Court Grade Two Magistrate Agnes Napiyo, to put their houses in order and come back to Court on March 16, …
Read More »Nakawa magistrate Napiyo charged with corruption
A grade two magistrate attached to Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court Agnes Napiyo has been charged before the Anti-Corruption Court with two counts of corruption and abuse of office. Napiyo appeared before grade one magistrate Patricia Amoko and denied the allegation. Court heard that between March 2, 2017 and April , …
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