Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing businessman Charles Olimu aka Sipapa together with his wife Shamirah Nakiyemba on charges of aggravated robbery have withdrawn alleging failure by their client to pay legal fees. Sipapa and Nakiyemba are currently in Luzira prison after they appeared before Makindye Chief Magistrates Court three …
Read More »EALA aspirants sue NRM for ring fencing positions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-three-23 aspirants have petitioned the High Court to restrain the ruling National Resistance Movement-NRM party from implementing its decision to ring-fence six positions of members of parliament for the East African Legislative Assembly-EALA. The applicants are part of more than 100 people who had expressed …
Read More »DPP yet to receive proceedings in Mabirizi offensive communication case
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State prosecutors have told Buganda Road Magistrates Court that they have not yet received a typed copy of proceedings in the offensive communication case against lawyer Male Mabirizi. Robert Rutaro Muhairwe accuses Mabirizi of using his social media platforms to abuse Civil Division Judge Musa Ssekaana. …
Read More »Ssemakadde petitions court to quash offensive communication charges
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 …
Read More »Court summons lawyer Male Mabirizi on fresh charges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has summoned jailed lawyer Male Mabirizi to appear in court and take plea on charges related to offensive communication. In the summons, Mabirizi is required to appear in court on March 7th, 2022 to answer charges of offensive communication, …
Read More »Mabirizi challenges DPP’s move to take over Bujjingo trial
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has filed another case at the Civil Division of the High Court in Kampala challenging a decision by the Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP to take over a case in which Pastor Aloysius Bujjingo is accused of bigamy. Bujjingo, the Pastor of House of …
Read More »DPP not interested in prosecuting Pastor Bugingo over new marriage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP is not interested in prosecuting Pastor Aloysius Bugingo over his new marriage to Susan Makula Nantaba, according to the Chief State Attorney of Entebbe. Bugingo who is the House of Prayer Ministries lead pastor allegedly married Makula under customary law …
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