The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has called for an urgent meeting between the judiciary and the legal profession to resolve their escalating crisis. This call comes after Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo demanded an apology from the ULS leadership for allegedly insulting judicial officers, including Justice Musa Ssekaana. The ULS views […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Jane Frances Abodo has issued a circular guiding prosecutors on implementing the Supreme Court’s judgment prohibiting the trial of civilians in military courts. The January 31, 2025, judgment orders the immediate cessation of all ongoing and pending trials involving civilians and Uganda People’s Defence […]
Kampala City Hall Court on Tuesday warned Ingrid Turinawe, a member of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction, to refrain from lawless behavior or risk bail revocation. Turinawe, along with Salimu Kamunye and Shadiya Namubiru, was charged with creating a common nuisance and granted bail with strict conditions. […]
Dr. Kizza Besigye did not appear before Buganda Road Court on Tuesday, citing indisposition. In a letter submitted by the officer in charge of Upper Prison, where Besigye is being held, the magistrate was informed of his inability to attend. Consequently, Trial Magistrate Winnie Nankya postponed the hearing of the […]
The hearing of the incitement to violence case against Dr. Kiiza Besigye, a veteran opposition politician, is set to resume on Tuesday at Buganda Road Magistrates Court. Besigye and activist Samuel Lubega Mukaaku are jointly charged with inciting violence during the June 2022 Kampala protests against high commodity prices. Although […]
