Molly Katanga, the widow of slain businessman Henry Katanga, made her third attempt to secure bail on Tuesday as a new judge, Comfort Kania, took over the high-profile murder case. The case resumed on Tuesday with Deputy Registrar Festo Nsenga informing the parties that Judge Kania had replaced the previous […]
Seven activists, who were arrested on Thursday while protesting alleged abuse of power and military rule by justice officials at Square Road, opposite the High Court of Uganda, were arraigned before the Buganda Road Magistrates Court. Appearing before Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi, they denied the charge of causing a public […]
Ms Precious Tumuhirwe, a housemaid, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for torturing a four-year-old girl and causing her bodily harm for defecating in her pants. The 37-year-old Tuhuhirwe appeared before Kira Court Chief Magistrate Shallon Niwaha on Friday. This follows a trial that weighed the severity of […]
Ms Precious Tumuhirwe, a housemaid, pleaded guilty to torturing a four-year-old girl and causing her bodily harm for defecating in her pants. The 37-year-old Tuhuhirwe appeared before Kira Court Chief Magistrate Shallon Niwaha on Friday. Tumuhirwe was arrested following footage in which she was filmed brutalizing a child in her […]
Mr Alex Muwonge, a music trainer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for defiling a nine-year-old girl. This sentence was upheld by three justices of the Court of Appeal, led by Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteera, after Muwonge appealed the original sentence handed down by High Court Judge […]
