Tag Archives: Musa Ssekaana

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jailed lawyer Male Mabirizi has today lost two applications to the government and ordered by the High Court Civil Division Judge Boniface Wamala to pay costs on both cases. One application sought an interim stay of execution of the order issued by Civil Division Judge …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has asked Buganda Road Magistrates Court to halt hearing of the case in which he was summoned to be charged with offensive communication until the determination of an application where he is challenging the legality of the proceedings. Ssemakadde was summoned to appear …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Humans rights lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has petitioned Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court to quash charges of offensive communication levied against him for allegedly abusing Civil Division High Court Judge, Musa Ssekaana. The charges were instituted by lawyer Robert Rutaro Muhairwe from M/s Elgon Advocates by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  High Court has ordered the government to produce detained American National Guy Smith and explain why he has spent more than the mandatory 48 hours without appearing in court. Justice Musa Ssekaana, the Head of the High Court Civil Division issued the orders following a …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala  has dismissed an application in which city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago was challenging the ban on election campaigns  in twelve districts and cities. On Monday, Justice Musa Ssekaana the Deputy head of the Civil Division of High Court dismissed Lukwago’s …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Musa Ssekaana has set January 6th for the ruling on the application challenging the directive issued by the Electoral Commission (EC) Chairman Justice Simon Byabakama banning election campaigns in 20 districts and cities. On Monday, Lukwago challenged the ban in the High Court because …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The government has told High Court in Kampala that the Forum for Democratic Change -FDC party coordinator for Greater Masaka Region Justin Juuko was remanded after being charged with treachery. Juuko, also known as “The Ugandan destroyer,” was arrested on December 12 from Kyazanga and …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | It was illegal for the National Resistance Movement-NRM party Elections Dispute Tribunal to fail to decide on the legitimate candidate for the Mawogola North Parliamentary seat, the high court has ruled. Justice Musa Ssekaana delivered the verdict in his ruling on an election petition filed by Godfrey …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has accepted the withdrawal of a petition seeking to disqualify Yona Musinguzi from the Ntungamo Municipality parliamentary race.  The petition was filed by Edward Beyendeza, an independent candidate. He accuses Musinguzi of not resigning his government job 90 days towards …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has fixed December 21st 2020 to pronounce itself on a petition filed by Godfrey Aine Sodo Kaguta against the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party for failure to hand him the ticket for the Mawogola North Parliamentary race in Sembabule District.  Justice Musa Ssekaana …