Uganda Parliament Passes Law to Expand Magistrates’ Jurisdiction
Committee chairperson, Hon. Baka MugabiKAMPALA – A new law aimed at increasing the financial jurisdiction of magistrates, enhancing sentencing powers and streamlining c...
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Mugabe Mansion Shooting: Bellarmine Chatunga Breaks Silence – What Really Happened?
Johannesburg, South Africa – Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe, the youngest son of the late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, finds himself embroiled in a serious legal bat...
Dr Flavian Zeija sworn in as Uganda’s new Chief Justice
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commended the growing collaboration within Uganda’s Judiciary, saying it has played a key role in ensuring stability and improving...
Chief Justice Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo retires after four decades of legal service
Uganda’s Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, retires at the age of 70, concluding a legal and public service career spanning over forty years.Appointed Chief J...
Chief Justice Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo retires after four decades of legal service
Uganda’s Chief Justice, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, retires at the age of 70, concluding a legal and public service career spanning over forty years.Appointed Chief J...
Lawyers Slam ‘Defective’ Charges against Bireete, Urge Court to End Alleged Unlawful Detention
Lawyers representing human rights activist, Sarah Bireete, have filed urgent applications seeking a production warrant to have her brought before the Buganda Road Chief M...
Court grants bail to YouTuber Shalom Kaweesi in cyber harassment case
YouTuber Shalom Kaweesi has been released on bail by the Chief Magistrates’ Court in Makindye.Shalom was granted bail on a non-cash bond of Shs 5 million, with each of...
Soon-to-retire Court of Appeal judge voices frustration with Uganda’s judiciary
Justice Egonda-Ntende said he is often disturbed by reports from magistrates’ courts, especially in cases involving bail applications. Justice Martin Stephen Egonda-Nte...
Nakawa Chief Magistrates' Court Grants Besigye & Co-accused Obeid Lutale To Do This
Nakawa Chief Magistrates’ Court has allowed veteran politician Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya to meet freely with their lawyers and...
NTAGALI: Two Years Since Kazimba Suspended Him From Church Work Over Adultery
Two years ago, former Archbishop of the Church of Uganda Stanley Ntagali was suspended from his priestly duties over adultery charges. Ntagali was accused of bonking anot...