Bunyole East MP in Butaleja district Moses Musamba Nagwomu has threatened to drag to court one Yusuf Mutembuli over what he refers to as defamation. Speaking to journalists at parliament, Musamba Nagwomu said the process of consulting his lawyers and constituents is ongoing and once they tell him to sue he will not hesitate to drag […]
Buganda Road Court chief Magistrate Jamson Karemani has released Winnie Natongo who has been facing charges of lying to Police about Father Jacinto Kibuuka. On March 4th 2016 Nantongo was charged by the same magistrate for giving police false information about the Man of God, who she accused of abusing her sexually. Early this year Nantongo reported to the Kampala Central […]
An Eritrean Mered Medhanie 35, known as “The General” who was believed to have been the heart of the operation to smuggle migrants was held in Sudan in May and was flown to Rome on Tuesday June 2016. Britain’s National Crime Agency says he is thought to have arranged the transit of a boat that […]
The Uganda and Kenya governments have forced the suppliers and employees of the closed UCHUMI supermarket to resort to negotiation instead of pursuing legal process for their payment. The minister of trade and industry Amelia Kyambade says that the meeting sat on Wednesday tlast week in Nairobi, Kenya discussing the closure of UCHUMI supermarket after Uganda […]
Parliament has closed the office of parliamentary reporters after court put injunction on parliament’s plan to bar journalists without degrees from covering proceedings. The new directive issued by the Director Communication and public Affairs Chris Obore says in a letter that parliament took the decision after consultation with the speaker of parliament Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga. The […]
Former health state minister Capt Mike Mukula will have to wait for another month for a ruling on his appeal case. Court has set March the 13th for a ruling on Capt. Mike Mukula’s appeal. He appeared this morning before the High Court Judge David Wangututsi for further hearing on an appeal challenging both his […]
The National Social Security Fund has triumphed in the 40 billion shilling compensation dispute with construction firm Alcon International. A panel of seven Supreme Court Justices led by the Chief Justice Benjamin Odoki have ruled in favor of the National Social Security Fund. The judges have allowed an appeal by the NSSF challenging a 40bn shilling […]
Luwero district Woman MP Brendah Nabukenya is not taking the court decision lying down. She has decided to file an appeal with the High Court over her quashed application for criminal summons against the Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Aronda Nyakairima. Nabukenya had gone to court accusing the General of making comments about the possibility […]
City businessman Andrew Kananura has been charged with obtaining money by false pretense. Appearing before the Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Mary Kainza, Kananura has denied the charges and has been sent back to Luzira Prison until January 29th. According to his lawyer Geoffrey Nangumya, they intend to file a bail application when he next […]
Onyo Isaiah an accounts assistant in the Office of the Prime Minister told court that his work was to deliver and collect fully singed security papers to Bank Of Uganda. He told court that the normal procedure is that the papers then go through the permanent secretary Pius Bigirimana’s office since he is a principle […]