Supreme Court Set to Decide If Life Imprisonment Means 20 Years or Forever
Uganda’s upreme Court is set to determine whether life imprisonment in Uganda means 20 years or a convict’s entire life, during a planned two-day constituti...
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Why the ICC Statute is at conflict with Municipal Law on immunities of Heads of State
In Uganda, a cultural leader once invoked presidential immunity after failing to pay for fish he had ordered from suppliers in the late 1960s. Whereas presidential immuni...
Crime Report: IGP Byakagaba credits Damulira, Magambo as Crime drops by 10%
The Uganda Police Force has reported a 10.2 percent reduction in crime cases in 2025, according to the Annual Crime Report launched on Monday at Police Headquarters in Na...
Mugabe’s Son Bellarmine Chatunga Begs for Deportation: The Shocking Deal to Dodge Attempted Murder Charges!
The youngest son of the late Zimbabwean strongman Robert Mugabe is reportedly pulling out all the stops to avoid a lengthy stay in a South African prison. Bellarmine Muga...
Court of Appeal to Hear 26 Dormant Criminal Appeals in Kampala
The Court of Appeal of Uganda will on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, hold a one-day “weed-out†session in Kampala aimed at clearing dormant criminal appeals that ca...
Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka halts cases under nullified provisions
Attorney General Kiryowa Kiwanuka has formally written to courts of law and relevant government institutions, notifying them of a landmark ruling by the Constitutional Co...
Science Teacher Sentenced to 30 Years for Defiling 13-Year-Old Student
Andrew Ainebyona, 32, a science teacher at Yudesi Nursery and Primary School, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl.The prosecution, led...
Husband held as UPDF soldier dies in Luwero house fire
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has intensified investigations into the death of corporal Christine Babirye after emerging details suggested the incident...
No judge can order kneeling,†says Ssemakadde after judge orders lawyer to kneel in court
The ULS President directly criticised the conduct of Justice Mohammed Umar, arguing that compelling a lawyer to kneel undermines not just individual dignity but the integ...
Rwandan national jailed over botched Shs725 million Stanbic Bank fraud
Elizabeth Mbabazi, a Rwandan National who has been Convicted testifying Against her co Accused at Buganda Road Court.Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Buganda Road...