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MP Sekyanzi Wants NRM Tribunal to Conduct Field Investigations Before Ruling on Petitions

MP Sekyanzi Wants NRM Tribunal to Conduct Field Investigations Before Ruling on Petitions

Budyebo County Member of Parliament Sekyanzi Benard Kirya has called on the NRM Elections Disputes Tribunal to leave their base at Plot 30 and conduct on-the-ground investigations before issuing final verdicts in ongoing primary election petitions.Speaking to the press after appearing befo

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High Court upholds Equity Bank’s $10m loan against Simbamanyo, dismisses fraud claims

High Court upholds Equity Bank’s $10m loan against Simbamanyo, dismisses fraud claims

Simbamanyo house which was acquired by tycoon Sudhir Ruparelia.The Commercial Division of the High Court has dismissed a high-profile legal challenge filed by Simbamanyo Estates Limited, ruling that the $10 million post-import loan facility extended to Eq

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Under Fire, Court Finally Grants Besigye His Day in Court

Under Fire, Court Finally Grants Besigye His Day in Court

Following sustained pressure from political leaders, legal experts, and human rights advocates, the High Court has finally set a date for the bail hearing of Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused, Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya.Justice Emmanuel Baguma, who had pr

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Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offences

Kenya U-turn over charging prominent activist with terror offences

Prominent Kenyan activist Boniface Mwangi has been charged with illegal possession of ammunition linked to protests last month in which at least 19 people were killed.He denied the charge and has been released on bail.Mr Mwangi was not charged with "facilitation of

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I Want a Vote Recount

I Want a Vote Recount

Tensions continue to rise in Buwekula County following the conclusion of the NRM party primaries, as Edward Kulabilawo has petitioned the NRM tribunal to contest the outcome.Kulabilawo, a former officer with the Uganda Coffee Development Authority (UCDA), is demanding a vote recount after

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NUP Founding President Moses Kibalama Goes Missing Again Ahead of Key Court Ruling Likely to Dissolve Party!

NUP Founding President Moses Kibalama Goes Missing Again Ahead of Key Court Ruling Likely to Dissolve Party!

In a fresh twist to the leadership wrangles that have rocked Uganda’s biggest opposition party, the National Unity Platform (NUP), the founding president, Moses Nkonge Kibalama, has reportedly gone missing—just wee

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240 Days Behind Bars: Besigye’s Detention Sparks Legal Uproar

240 Days Behind Bars: Besigye’s Detention Sparks Legal Uproar

Today marks 240 days since Ugandan opposition leader Dr. K

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Four Ugandans listed as directors of Russian firm in controversial digital plate project

Four Ugandans listed as directors of Russian firm in controversial digital plate project

Who's behind Uganda's digital number plates? The Russian company in the controversial deal is revealed to have Ugandan directors, raising new questions about the project's structure.The Russian firm awarded Uganda’s digital number plate contract, Join

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Meet Jordan Ssebuliba, a man who declared his father mad in order to take over property

Meet Jordan Ssebuliba, a man who declared his father mad in order to take over property

Jordan Ssebuliba, about 50 years old, is an estranged son who has severally dragged his father, city businessman Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka to courts of law over the years.He has also been bonded severally in many police stations in cases that are not related

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High Court Orders Release of Eron Kiiza’s Passport in Contempt Case

High Court Orders Release of Eron Kiiza’s Passport in Contempt Case

The High Court in Kampala has ordered the immediate release of human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza’s passport, which had been retained as a bail condition following his prosecution for contempt of court by the General Court Martial.The ruling, delivered by Justice David Matovu, found no legal

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