Maxim advocates has petitioned the President Uganda Law Society Simon Peter Kinobe to distance self and stop baseless threats towards their client. In a letter dated April 30, 2020, Counsel Issac Semakadde remains unapologetic over statements he made against the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), even after the Law Society President Simon Kinobe asked him…
Police has shot and killed a notorious robber in Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso district. SP Patrick Onyango, Kampala metropolitan Police spokesperson identified the suspected robber as Jamil Muwonge aka South Pole was part of a criminal gang that has been robbing people in and around Kasaganti areas. “The operation which was intelligence led happened today…
Last week a petition written by an Unnamed disgruntled individual(s) was making rounds in several Whatsapp groups claiming the alleged misuse of funds by the leadership of the Internal Security Organization. According to the document written on 01/04/2020, the writer accuses the Director General ISO of usurping the finance committee and allegedly diverting some finances…
Uganda Police Force together with sister security agencies have arrested and detained Ronald Bagyenda a social media blogger from Kabale Town over allegations of breaching the Computer Misuse Act. Bagyenda was arrested in the wee hours of Wednesday April 29, 2020 and transferred to Criminal Investigations department headquarters Kibuli for interrogation. According to an Insider…
The European Union (EU) has petitioned the justice and Constitutional affairs Minister Ephraim Kamuntu over the way the government has handled efforts to fight coronavirus where some people had urged that rights of citizens are being violated especially those in prisons. In a petition dated April 24, 2020 we’ve landed on, EU requested Government to…
High court judge Micheal Elubu has ordered Members of Parliament to return the contentious Shs10 billion they allocated themselves to reportedly help in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in their respective constituencies. The order follows a consensus reached in court this afternoon by the parliamentary commission, Attorney General and Ntungamo Municipality MP Gerald Karuhanga…
Mityana Chief Magistrates Court has refused to charge Zaake because of ill-health. Elias Kakooza, the Mityana chief magistrate, ordered Zaake to seek medical attention before his case is heard. Zaake, who was appearing before court on charges of attempted murder, was reportedly tortured while in police detention. He was admitted at Iran-Uganda hospital in Naguru…
By the Capital Times Investigative Unit As promised in the First part of the Energy Mafia Series, In part 2, we bring you the background to the larceny that has brought darkness to our country for the past few years and how they have failed the President to meet his targets in the energy sector despite…
The Judiciary and the Uganda Law Society have condemned the mob that attacked the Jinja Chief Magistrate’s Court Premises on Saturday. The protesters argued that land grabbers and politicians were responsible for the arrest of the Jinja Resident District Commissioner Mr Eric Sakwa and that he is innocent. Mr. Sakwa is being charged with manslaughter…
Uganda Police has come up to deny all the allegations circulating on social media that Professional Standards Unit ( PSU) arrested the Regional Police Commander (RPC) of Kiira Region ACP Paul Nkore from his office in Jinja. Rumours had spread that ACP Nkore was arrested in the wee hours of Sunday morning, April 26, 2020…
