KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The death of Kamwempe North Division MP, Ssegirinya Muhamad united MPS across the political divide in urging the government to ensure the suspects are not denied police bond and bail in courts. The legislators, while paying tribute to Ssegirinya in a special siting presided …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Law Society President Isaac Ssemakadde has responded to President Yoweri Museveni’s recent directive banning police bonds for criminal suspects , calling it a blatant attack on human rights. In his New Year’s address, Museveni ordered the police to stop issuing bonds to suspects …
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Serere, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kasilo County MP Elijah Okupa was released on police bond Thursday, after spending a night behind bars at Serere Central Police Station. Okupa was arrested on Wednesday evening in Ocaapa town council where he was reportedly conducting training of political agents for Emmanuel Omoding, an …
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Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Professional Standard Unit-PSU in Aswa River region has suspended a police detective for taking 600,000 Shillings bribe to grant police bond to a criminal suspect. Corporal David Oringa, the Officer In-charge of the Criminal Investigations Department (OCCID) at Gulu University police post is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo has said that President Museveni has a right to express his views on bail reforms. In an interview in Kitgum municipality, Dollo said that there is nothing wrong with Museveni expressing his views as a citizen and an elected leader, contrary …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Retired Supreme Court Justice George Kanyeihamba, together with five human rights activists have sued the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni for suggesting alteration of the law regarding bail applications and release of suspects on police bond. The other petitioners are; John Solomon Nabuyanda, human …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Heavy weightlifter Julius Ssekitoleko is out on bond after spending almost a week in custody at Jinja Road police station. His lawyer Phillip Munaaba says Ssekitoleko was released this morning after presenting two sureties including his aunt, Pauline Nakasaga and brother Isma Mawanda. Ssekitoleko’s brother …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Guild President Ivan Ssempijja together with three guild ministers are out on police bond. The guild ministers are Noella Awal, Ismail Katongole and Francine Ayebazibwe. The four regained their freedom on Tuesday afternoon from the Central Police Station Kampala following their arrest on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Jinja city has released Baba FM journalist, Richard Mutoigo and National Unity Platform- NUP election coordinator, Hussein Muyonjo on police bond. Mutoigo was arrested by a combined team of both Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces- UPDF and the police while relaying live events at …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Makindye West Member of Parliament, Allan Ssewanyana, the National Unity Platform (NUP) parliamentary nominee, who was arrested on 15th October 2020 for holding an illegal procession has been released on police bond. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson says the legislator has been instructed …
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