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MP Olanya: Parliament Staff Picked Money for Among as Mwesige Approved Payments

MP Olanya: Parliament Staff Picked Money for Among as Mwesige Approved Payments

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Chris Obore Petitions High Court for Bail

Chris Obore Petitions High Court for Bail

Parliament’s Director o

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Super Tuesday With Anita Among, Obore and Lukwago Set for Legal Day

Super Tuesday With Anita Among, Obore and Lukwago Set for Legal Day

Former Speaker Anita Among is expected before the Anti-Corruption Court as jailed Parliament officials return seeking bail and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago faces another court appearance after weeks of legal and health challenges.Tuesday is sha

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Letter from Luzira: Besigye, Lutale Accuse Judge Baguma of Unfair Trial

Letter from Luzira: Besigye, Lutale Accuse Judge Baguma of Unfair Trial

Besigye and Lutale in Court recentlyKAMPALA — Detained opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale have accused High Court judge Emmanuel Baguma of undermining their right to a fair trial, alleging bias and attempting t

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Nyanzi Shares Personal Prison Experience After Matembe’s Detention

Nyanzi Shares Personal Prison Experience After Matembe’s Detention

Dr Miria Matembe was emotional during his appearance in court on Tuesday | CourtesyDr. Stella Nyanzi has shared a personal reflection on what veteran politician Miria Matembe may have experienced during her first night in custody, drawing from her own tim

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Who Will Speak When They Come for You?

Who Will Speak When They Come for You?

German pastor Martin Niemöller, reflecting on the rise of Nazi Germany, wrote the now famous words: “First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Socialist... Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for

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Erias Lukwago Moved to Mulago Hospital for Specialized Care

Erias Lukwago Moved to Mulago Hospital for Specialized Care

Former Kampala Lord Mayor and President of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), Erias Lukwago, was transferred from Luzira Murchison Bay Prison to Mulago National Referral Hospital on Thursday morning for specialized medical treatment.The move came aft

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Chief Magistrate Basemera: Why I Refused to Grant Lukwago Bail

Chief Magistrate Basemera: Why I Refused to Grant Lukwago Bail

Erias LukwagoKAMPALA, Uganda — The legal battle surrounding opposition politician and former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago took another dramatic turn on Tuesday when Chief Magistrate Sarah Anne Basemera declined to grant him bail, ruling that the seriousness of the allegations against

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Gen Muhoozi seeks dismissal of Besigye's case over alleged death threats

Gen Muhoozi seeks dismissal of Besigye's case over alleged death threats

Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba has asked the High Court in Kampala to dismiss an application in which remanded opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye accuses him of making public death threats and prejudicial statements that allegedly undermine his right to a fair trial.

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Tropical Bank pushes former minister Banyenzaki into tight corner over Shs 600m loan

Tropical Bank pushes former minister Banyenzaki into tight corner over Shs 600m loan

The High Court has dismissed an application filed by Henry Banyenzaki, a former minister and MP, over a disagreement he has with Tropical Bank regarding a loan facility he took in 2013.Justice Patience Rubagumya said the legal procedure (of originating summons) that Banyenzaki was using to

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