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Zeija commissions the Rukungiri High Court building.
Zeija commissions the Rukungiri High Court building.
KAMPALA, Uganda | Zeija also reiterated the government's ongoing efforts to strengthen the judiciary, citing plans to construct a Regional Court of Appeal in Mbarara…
  • June 9th, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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Court declares Entrepreneur Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka mentally unfit to manage his business
Court declares Entrepreneur Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka mentally unfit to manage his business
KAMPALA, Uganda | In addition to reversing the High Court's ruling, the justices ordered an accounting of estate transactions from 2017 onwards, required a family…
  • June 7th, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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Law firm petitions DPP over incarceration ex-police commander Agasirwe
Law firm petitions DPP over incarceration ex-police commander Agasirwe
KAMPALA, Uganda: If no action is taken to release our client, we will have no choice but to seek redress in the court of law,"…
  • June 6th, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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High Court rules that struck-off company lacks authority to sue.
High Court rules that struck-off company lacks authority to sue.
KAMPALA, Uganda | AKT Project Management was one of the companies struck from the company register for not filing yearly returns for five years, according…
  • June 5th, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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High court Kabale sets judgement date for child disappearance Case
High court Kabale sets judgement date for child disappearance Case
KAMPALA, Uganda | In Civil Suit No. 36 of 2022, Ruzindantaro alleges that the school’s head teacher, Sister Margaret Tusiime, collaborated with Kirande to unlawfully…
  • June 5th, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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Man accused of forging first lady’s signature further remanded
Man accused of forging first lady’s signature further remanded
KAMPALA, Uganda| Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi ruled that the sureties presented were unsuitable, citing their advanced age, which goes against recommended bail guidelines. Kayizzi also…
  • June 5th, 2025
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Commissioner land registration remanded to Luzira prison on corruption charges
Commissioner land registration remanded to Luzira prison on corruption charges
KAMPALA, Uganda | Mugaino, between 8th and 20th April, 2025, being employed in public service as commissioner of land registration in the Ministry of Lands,…
  • June 5th, 2025
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Constitutional Court dismisses petition challenging appointment of NRM Secretary General by party chairman
Constitutional Court dismisses petition challenging appointment of NRM Secretary General by party chairman
 KAMPALA, Uganda | A petition contesting the power of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni and the National Resistance Movement (NRM) to name the party’s secretary general,…
  • June 4th, 2025
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ICC confirms Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony’s case hearing in absentia.
ICC confirms Lord’s Resistance Army leader Joseph Kony’s case hearing in absentia.
KAMPALA,Uganda | Judge Erdenebalsuren Damdin ruled that the ICC Rome Statute allows for the confirmation of charges hearing to proceed without requiring a suspect’s prior…
  • June 4th, 2025
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Uganda Law society condemns military raid on Wakiso police station
Uganda Law society condemns military raid on Wakiso police station
KAMPALA,Ugnada |The Law Society further demands the immediate disbandment of the unconstitutional Presidential Task Force on Land Matters and Environment, swift accountability for the perpetrators,…
  • June 3rd, 2025
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Court issues order maintaining Mubajje as Mufti of Uganda.
Court issues order maintaining Mubajje as Mufti of Uganda.
 KAMPALA, Uganda | The High Court in Kampala has issued an order maintaining Dr Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje as the Mufti of Uganda.  Justice Bernard…
  • June 3rd, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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28 year jail for Boda boda rider who raped customer
28 year jail for Boda boda rider who raped customer
KAMPALA, Uganda: We have considered the fact that the maximum sentence for the offence of rape is death. Further, that the sentencing range specified in…
  • June 3rd, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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Court allows customer file appeal against Post Bank Uganda, for unauthorised ATM withdrawals
Court allows customer file appeal against Post Bank Uganda, for unauthorised ATM withdrawals
KAMPALA, Uganda | A customer has been granted permission to appeal against Post Bank Uganda for making unauthorised ATM withdrawals at the Kampala High Court’s…
  • June 2nd, 2025
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Umeme advances an international lawsuit for USD 292M increased concession buyout
Umeme advances an international lawsuit for USD 292M increased concession buyout
KAMPALA, Uganda| “Although the negotiations were able to resolve and agree on certain amounts as payable, no resolution was reached on the payment of Umeme’s…
  • June 2nd, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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Court allows Armour Trading claim $264,000 debt burden.
Court allows Armour Trading claim $264,000 debt burden.
KAMPALA, Uganda| According to Africa Global Logistics Limited, delivered goods were worth USD 279,134; Armour Trading only paid $15,000, leaving an unpaid balance of $264,134…
  • June 2nd, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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Mubajje sacks Magumba as Bugweri District Khadi over fake academic papers
Mubajje sacks Magumba as Bugweri District Khadi over fake academic papers
KAMPALA, Uganda | This act constitutes a serious violation of the UMSC Constitution, particularly Article 19(3)(b), which outlines the required qualifications for the position of…
  • May 31st, 2025
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Justice Chibita raises concerns over mental crisis among legal professionals
Justice Chibita raises concerns over mental crisis among legal professionals
KAMPALA, Uganda | Cases of mental health have increased significantly more than when we were studying or starting our careers; we need to take deliberate…
  • May 30th, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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Guarantor of subdivided land must ensure the grantee has practical access – Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, J
Guarantor of subdivided land must ensure the grantee has practical access – Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, J
KAMPALA, Uganda: '' Where a landowner grants part of his land to another person, the courts will readily imply an intention to grant that other…
  • May 30th, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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Besigye, Lutale case referred to High Court
Besigye, Lutale case referred to High Court
KAMPALA, Uganda: Col. (Rtd) Dr Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obed Lutale sought release on bail from remand, where they had been since February 2025, charged…
  • May 29th, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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70 Northern Uganda judicial officers acquire knowledge on Alternative Justice Mechanism
70 Northern Uganda judicial officers acquire knowledge on Alternative Justice Mechanism
KAMPALA, Uganda| The one-week training is organised by the Judicial Training Institute (JTI) in collaboration with the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Registry to promote the…
  • May 29th, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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Buteera cautions prosecutors on collaboration
Buteera cautions prosecutors on collaboration
KAMPALA, Uganda | He revealed that with collaborative lobbying and support from parliament, he oversaw key institutional reforms, including securing financial autonomy, reducing reliance on…
  • May 28th, 2025
  • Ezrah Kashumbusha
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Police investigate murder of bricklayer in Rukiga
Police investigate murder of bricklayer in Rukiga
The Kigezi Regional Police spokesperson, Elly Maate, said preliminary investigations reveal that Hakiri and his colleague, Nkurunungi Fortune, had been drinking at a bar owned…
  • May 28th, 2025
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Africa Commercial Court Summit advances use of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Africa Commercial Court Summit advances use of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
KAMPALA, Uganda| During the summit, 14 resolutions were passed on how to use the alternative dispute resolution mechanisms to solve court matters in their countries.…
  • May 27th, 2025
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Nalukoola appeals Justice Namanya’s decision nullifying election victory
Nalukoola appeals Justice Namanya’s decision nullifying election victory
KAMPALA, Uganda | Through his lawyers, PACE Advocates, “Take notice that the Appellant, Luyimbazi Elias Nalukoola, is dissatisfied with the judgement of HON. JUSTICE BERNARD…
  • May 27th, 2025
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