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Bobi, human rights boss Wangadya clash over cancelled music concerts

Uganda, May 20 -- Tempers flared at Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC) offices in Kampala on Monday as National Unity Platform ( NUP) leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, alias Bobi Wine sought a hearing of ... Read More


Verbal exchange as Bobi Wine withdraws human rights complaint

Uganda, May 20 -- There was a heated exchange between the chairperson of Uganda Human Rights Commission Tribunal (UHRC) and the National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Win... Read More


Police officer fined Shs40m for illegal detention of court staff

Uganda, May 17 -- In a decisive move against abuse of authority, the court has slapped a Shs40 million compensatory fine against a police officer at Namutumba Police Station. The ruling stems from a ... Read More


Businessman Mukesh remanded over Shs220m fraud

Uganda, May 15 -- Renowned Kampala-based businessman, Mukesh Shukla has been remanded to Luzira prison on charges of obtaining money by false pretence. Mukesh, who is the chief executive director of ... Read More


Court dismisses petition challenging venereal disease law

Uganda, May 15 -- The Constitutional Court has dismissed a petition in which health rights activists were challenging the legality of the Venereal Diseases Act, reasoning that the law has since been r... Read More


ADF boss confesses to killing two tourists,driver

Uganda, May 13 -- A man suspected to be a commander of the rebel group Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) has confessed to commanding the killing of two tourists and their guide in October 2023. The accu... Read More


Lubowa Hospital construction agreements did not violate law - Court

Uganda, May 13 -- The Constitutional Court has ruled that the agreements made for the construction and management of the International Specialised Hospital of Uganda at Lubowa were not in violation of... Read More


Fate of military court prosecuting civilians awaits judgment

Uganda, May 13 -- A panel of seven judges, led by Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo, has announced that the fate of the Military Court's jurisdiction in trying civilians will be delivered on notice by... Read More


Jailed capital offenders duping courts, say prisons

Uganda, May 11 -- Prisoners on remand have developed a favourable scheme in an effort to extricate capital offenders from likely severe sentences, senior officials at the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) ... Read More


Businessman remanded for allegedly forging documents to obtain loan

Uganda, May 9 -- A Kampala businessman, Christopher Kibuuka, 47, has been charged in Buganda Road Court with obtaining a Shs200 million loan from Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) through forged documents. Ki... Read More