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The Judiciary has reinstated Court operations on applications for execution and also set new measures of operation in a bid to curtail the spread of the novel coronavirus disease. The new measures are contained in a June 29 circular issued by the Chambers of the Chief Justice to judicial officers. “Court operations
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Court has awarded 12 Ugandans a compensation of Shs387m for unlawful detention after demonstrating against the removal of presidential age limit from the Constitution and in connection with the killing of former police spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi. Justice Margaret Mutonyi condemned police brutality and said the compensation was to serve as
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The chief judge of Uganda Bart Katureebe has spoken out allegations of human rights violations. Bart Katureebe's submission comes just a few days when the opposition leader led by Kyadondo East Member of parliament Hon. Kyagulanyi Ssentamu petitioned the United Nations to intervene in stopping the ongoing acts of torture and
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The High Court in Kampala has awarded Shs15m to each of the four suspects who were for illegally detained by the State House Anti-corruption Unit led by Lt Col Edith Nakalema beyond the constitutionally mandated 48 hours, without being formally charged before court. According to the Presiding judge Musa Ssekaana, the
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The Chief justice of Uganda Bart Katureebe has suspended all court operations and appearances for 32. Katureebe wrote to all judicial officers on Thursday evening informing them to suspend court proceedings for a period of 32 days as a preventative measure against the fast-spreading coronavirus. This follows the directive passed by
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Lawmakers on the Public Accounts Committee gave grilled the former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Kagole Kivumbi over a Shs343 million payment to the Chief Justice, Bart Katureebe and Deputy Chief Justice, Alphonse Owiny Dollo meant for foreign travels in the financial year 2018/2019. The Committee chaired by Hon.
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Emma Kinobe, an account was on Wednesday shot at by police officers while traveling in a Mercedes Benz (UBF 379H) with his four friends. The car was pelted with various bullets, injuring Emma and sparing the other occupants. Emma and his colleagues were driving behind Principal Judge Yorukamu Bamwine, and they are
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Retired Supreme Court judge, Wilson Tsekooko, died on Monday after battling with cancer of prostate for a long time. Tsekoko had been admitted at Norvik Hospital in Kampala. The Judiciary announced his death and said funeral arrangements would be communicated at a later stage. Tsekooko will always be remembered for annulling Museveni’s victory
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Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairperson Hon. Nathan Nandala Mafabi wants judiciary to explain how two flush toilets came to be constructed at a tune of close to 450 million shillings. Key among these is a lavatory that was constructed on taxpayer’s money at Chief Justice Bart Katureebe’s home for 13 million
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