Embattled city businessman and Company Director at Taifa Partners Limited, Emmanuel Asiimwe left Buganda Road Court on Friday afternoon sweating plasma after the principal witness from Uganda Forensics Laboratory giving expert evidence to confirm forgery and uttering false documents. During the fully parked court session that was presided over by the Buganda Road Court Chief…
In a powerful open letter, Isaac K. Ssemakadde, President of the Uganda Law Society (ULS), has called on the Chief Justice, Hon. Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo, to take immediate action to address what he describes as a “judicial crisis” in Uganda. The letter, sent this week, highlights growing concerns over the delays in the Supreme Court’s…
Kampala businessman and socialite Nasser Nduhukire, popularly known as Don Nasser, has petitioned the High Court’s International Crimes Division to grant him bail, citing multiple grounds, including allegations of being kidnapped in Nairobi, Kenya. Nduhukire, who faces charges of aggravated child trafficking and defilement alongside his co-accused Promise Ateete, argued through his legal team that…
A wave of uncertainty has engulfed the Bank of Uganda (BoU) following the launch of an intensive investigation into the disappearance of Shs62 billion from one of its central accounts. A joint security team, including experts from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), the Directorate of Interpol and Security (DIS), and the National Information Technology Authority…
The Ugandan government has been ordered to explain the arrest and repatriation of opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye from Nairobi, Kenya, amid rising domestic and international criticism. Parliament has given the government until next Tuesday to deliver a detailed statement regarding the operation, which allegedly involved security operatives forcibly returning Dr. Besigye to Uganda without…
The Speaker of the Ugandan Parliament, Anita Among, has called on the leadership of the Uganda Red Cross Society to work closely with the Attorney General and Prime Minister’s offices to initiate amendments to the outdated Red Cross Act of 1964. During a meeting with Red Cross Secretary General Robert Kwesiga, Speaker Among acknowledged the…
Makindye Chief Magistrates Court has granted bail to popular singer Patrick Mulwana, better known as Alien Skin, who faces charges of causing grievous harm. On Thursday, Chief Magistrate Esther Adikini set bail conditions at shs1 million cash for the artist and shs5 million non-cash for each of his three sureties. Alien Skin’s legal team successfully…
The Environment and Natural Resources Committee of Parliament has urged the resignation of Evelyn Anite, Uganda’s State Minister for Finance in charge of Privatization and Investment. The demand comes in the wake of a contentious decision to terminate a 25-year concession agreement with Tibet Hima Mining Company, a Chinese firm that had been tasked with…
By Fatemeh Fayyaz It is really difficult to talk about a lady who, through her heirs, spread the light of Imamate in the world; the lady every moment of whose life was spent giving meaning to the role of women in the world. Distances often hinder getting to know, but when it comes to the…
A judge in Somalia’s Jubaland State has issued an arrest warrant for President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, citing a series of grave charges including human rights abuses, corruption, and alleged ties to the Al-Shabaab terrorist organization. The warrant, signed by Dr. Muse Osman Gedi, a judge in Kismayo, follows a case filed by the Attorney General…
