Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |The High Court Civil Division has dismissed with costs a suit in which four founding members of the National Unity, Reconciliation and Development Party-NURP were challenging the changes in party leadership. Moses Nkonge Kibalama, the founder president of NURP, his Secretary-General Paul Simbwa, Difas Basile …
Read More »Former Katikkiro Muliika demands arrest of commanders in Mityana teargassing
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Buganda Premier Dan Muliika has dismissed the apology issued by Wamala regional police spokesperson Racheal Kawala over the teargassing of Mbogo clan leaders during an event on Saturday, Muliika says it should be the top commanders of police including president Museveni to apologize. Muliika …
Read More »POLICE: No signatures or cash were confiscated in NUP office siege
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The items that were confiscated during the police siege on the offices of the National Unity Platform early this week, did not contain any money or even signatures of people endorsing Robert Kyagulanyi for the Presidency, Police have said. Police says that the operation …
Read More »High Court delays judgment in NUP formation case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has deferred to next week, a judgment for the case in which two founding members of the National Unity Reconciliation and Development Party are challenging changes that led to its take over by Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu. The …
Read More »Kyagulanyi asks court to reject Kibalama’s evidence in NUP formation case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The National Unity Platform-NUP party leader Robert Kyagulanyi has asked the High Court to reject additional evidence by the former leaders of National Unity Reconciliation and Development party -NURP, Moses Kibalama and Paul Simbwa. The case stems from a suit filed by two founding …
Read More »DPP to take over second age-falsification case against Bobi Wine
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Buganda Road Magistrates Court has approved a request by the Directorate of Public Prosecutions to take over criminal proceedings against Robert Kyagulanyi, the leader of the National Unity Platform. The matter was taken to court by lawyer Male Mabirizi, who accused him of falsifying documents …
Read More »High court asks Wakiso magistrate to forward Kyagulanyi’s case file
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy High Court Registrar Mary Kisakye Kaitesi has asked Wakiso Chief Magistrate to forward the file relating to the case of forgery and uttering false documents against the National Unity Platform-NUP president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. In her September 24th, 2020 letter, Kaitesi says the …
Read More »‘Electoral commission was duped to approve NUP formation’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Court has been told that the Electoral Commission was duped to approve minutes and resolutions indicating that a delegates conference had been conducted and Robert Kyagulanyi elected as the new leader of National Unity Platform (NUP). Paul Simbwa, the former secretary-general of National Unity, Reconciliation …
Read More »Mabirizi petitions high court challenging DPP’s take over of Bobi Wine’s case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has petitioned the High Court challenging the decision by Wakiso Magistrates Court to allow the Directorate of Public Prosecutions- DPP to take over criminal proceedings against National Unity Platform leader Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. Last month, Mabirizi instituted private criminal proceedings …
Read More »DPP takes over Mabirizi’s suit against Kyagulanyi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has taken over the private suit instituted by Male Mabirizi against the National Unity Platform-NUP principal Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu alias Bobi Wine. Mabirizi accused Kyagulanyi of uttering false documents. Last month, Mabirizi instituted three criminal charges of giving false information, …
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