High Court Justice Musa Ssekaana on Friday ordered the immediate arrest and imprisonment of Isaac Ssemakadde, the President of the Uganda Law Society, for two years. This ruling follows an application filed by Mugisha Hashim, alleging that Ssemakadde’s public remarks on social media violated judicial principles and amounted to contempt […]
The High Court in Kampala has rejected businessman Moses Kalungi’s bid to release his company’s machines, which the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) impounded for unpaid taxes. High Court Judge Douglas Singiza dismissed the application, stating that the case is a tax dispute and should be heard by the Tax Appeals […]
Activists are calling for the implementation of non-custodial alternative sentences to alleviate prison overcrowding. According to prison services, the congestion rate currently stands at a staggering 369.3%, a figure they assert cannot be addressed solely through infrastructural development. A group of activists convened by Penal Reform International, a nonprofit organization […]
Dr. Eron Lawrence, a former Kyambogo University lecturer, has been committed to the High Court to stand trial on charges of defiling a 16-year-old visually impaired girl. Nakawa Chief Magistrate Christine Nantege ordered the committal following the completion of the police investigation. The prosecution presented evidence alleging that the senior […]
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has directed the trial of four men before the High Court International Crimes Division for the murder of former state prosecutor Joan Namazzi Kagezi. According to the DPP, the prosecution will heavily rely on the evidence of a witch doctor to prove the murder […]
