All posts tagged "Uganda Judiciary"
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1.4KOP-EDUganda’s Judiciary: Why Bigirimana’s reform agenda deserves recognition
From digital case management and mobile courts to alternative dispute resolution and improved infrastructure, the Op-Ed examines ten areas of institutional transformation.
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864Big StoryLaw Society warns against Besigye-style treatment in Elwelu case
The lawyers' body has warned against a repeat of alleged procedural irregularities in the Besigye case and called for access to Elwelu...
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675NationalOver 500 offenders sentenced to clean Kampala public facilities
The 538 convicts, who were sentenced on Monday after being held at Luzira Prison, will undertake unpaid cleaning and sanitation work under...
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575Big StoryULS orders lawyers to boycott Zeija Thanksgiving over judicial independence
In Executive Order RNB No. 14 of 2026, issued Monday, November 2, ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde directed members of the legal profession...
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2.0KBig StoryCourt rules Muwema Law firm must deposit UGX370m security in Kololo property dispute
Muwema & Co has been given one month to provide the security, either by depositing the money in court or presenting an...
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5.8KNationalJudiciary to set up specialised court divisions for oil, energy cases in Tilenga
The proposed specialised division will position the Judiciary to effectively manage the increasing number of cases expected from major infrastructure projects, environmental...
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1.1KBig StorySsemakadde asks DPP to halt prosecution of Law Graduate over advocate enrolment delays
Ssemakadde contends that while Nsubuga appears as No. 92 on the latest Law Council memorandum approving applicants for certificates of eligibility, his...
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5.3KCourtKAMULI: Cattle thief jailed five years, ordered to pay Shs8m compensation to farmer
While delivering his judgment, the Magistrate said the sentence was intended not only to punish the offender but also to deter others...
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8.9KOP-EDA new mandate for LC1 Chairpersons; Congratulations and a call for judicial training
Uganda has elected a new generation of LC1 Chairpersons. While they assume office as grassroots administrators, the Government should seize this opportunity...
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5.7KCourtSuspect in Kayanja case quizzed over age, identity and prison records
Reagan Ssentongo had earlier alleged that State Attorney Jonathan Muwaganya visited him in prison and attempted to persuade him and his co-accused...
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1.7KBig StoryCourt awards Shs5m to former Sir Apollo Kaggwa pupil for illegal caning
The case was brought by her mother, Lila Babirye, who accused the school of caning the pupil in September 2011, causing injuries...
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1.8KBig StoryKayanja Case: Key defence witness quizzed over age mismatch, phone links to Pastor’s critics
While testifying before court in July 2026, Reagan Ssentongo, the key witness in the case, stated that he is currently 21 years...
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13.9KBig StoryULS demands immediate release of Besigye Lawyer Erias Lukwago from military abduction
In a protest note addressed to Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba Monday afternoon, ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde said Lukwago, who...
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1.5KCourtCourt gives Shumuk boss final timeline in Shs220m fraud case
The Nakawa Chief Magistrate's Court directed Mukesh Shukla to conclude proceedings in a case where he and three co-accused are facing charges...
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1.2KProfileThe quiet rise of Moses Kazibwe Kawumi, Uganda’s new deputy Chief Justice
Unlike some of Uganda’s more publicly visible judicial figures, Justice Kazibwe Kawumi has largely built his career quietly through years of judicial...
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1.1KNewsULS questions deputy Chief Justice appointment over pending JSC cases
ULS warns that proceeding with senior judicial appointments before determination of the pending constitutional matters risks undermining judicial legitimacy and independence.
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1.9KBreakingMuseveni appoints Kazibwe Kawumi new deputy Chief Justice
Before his latest appointment, Justice Kazibwe Kawumi was serving as a Justice of the Court of Appeal/Constitutional Court, one of the country’s...
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4.4KBig StoryDETAILED: How Court reached death sentence for Okello in Ggaba killings
In a packed courtroom session on Thursday, Justice Alice Komuhangi Khaukha ruled that the crime fell under the “rarest of the rare”...
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1.4KBreakingRetired Supreme Court Justice, Augustine Nshimye dead
Kampala, Uganda: Retired Supreme Court Justice, Augustine Nshimye has passed away, bringing to an end a long and distinguished career in Uganda’s...
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3.6KBig StoryMuseveni appoints Flavian Zeija new Chief Justice
President Museveni has appointed Justice Flavian Zeija as Uganda’s new Chief Justice following the retirement of Owiny-Dollo, with Parliament’s Appointments Committee already...
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3.0KProfilePROFILE: Who is Lino Anguzu; Uganda’s new DPP?
Kampala, Uganda: When President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni named Lino Anguzu as the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), many Ugandans were caught...
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2.2KBig StoryINSIDE STORY: How Anguzu jumped three bosses in new DPP role; see secret behind his appointment
Kampala, Uganda: When the news of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni appointing Lino Anguzu as the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) went...
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1.8KBig StoryMuseveni appoints Lino Anguzu as Uganda’s new DPP
Kampala, Uganda: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Mr. Lino Anguzu as the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), pending parliamentary vetting...
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1.8KBig StoryUncertainty looms over DPP office as Abodo heads to Judiciary as Principal Judge
Kampala, Uganda: Uganda could soon face a critical leadership vacuum at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) following the...