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Baada ya upande wa Jamhuri kuishia njiani kwa kuleta mashahidi 17 tu kati ya 30 waliopaswa kutoa ushahidi wao dhidi ya kesi iliyopewa Jina la "kesi ya uhaini" dhidi Mwenyekiti wa CHADEMA Taifa Mh Tundu Lissu, hatimaye leo Tundu Lissu ameanza kujitetea. Kwa kifupi sana, utetezi wako umejikita...

Video courtesy of Daily Monitor Eight medical interns arrested during a protest over delayed deployment and unpaid allowances are appearing before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court today, as they seek bail following their arrest last week. The interns were arrested on August 12 along...

The father of a 28-year-old mason has asked the Kitgum Chief Magistrate’s court to jail his son, saying a custodial sentence would give his 72-year-old mother a much-needed reprieve from his alleged abusive behaviour. Michael Acaye made the plea on Thursday during the hearing of a case against...

The Anti-Corruption Magistrate’s Court has committed seven Parliamentary officials to the High Court to face trial over corruption related charges. During the proceedings, defence lawyer Asuman Basalirwa told court that he had lost contact with one of the accused, Ms Stella Itute, and was...

The court in Kamuli District has handed a five-year jail term and ordered John Isabirye, 45, to pay Shs8m for the theft of three cows belonging to Mr John Mitala, a livestock farmer in Bugeywa Parish, Butansi Sub-County. Chief Magistrate Paul Owino Abdnoson of Kamuli Magistrate's Court found...

The High Court Criminal Division has sentenced two of the nine people convicted in the 2018 kidnap and murder of Susan Magara to death, while the remaining seven have been handed life imprisonment. Sentenced to Death are Nakandi Hajara and Abbas Musa Buwembo for their particularly brutal and...

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) said on Wednesday it would comply with a court order requiring it to pay about 1.66 billion Ugandan shillings ($450,000) to Babaana Children of Uganda after the tax body was found liable for the unlawful auction of donated medical equipment imported for a...

The Commercial Division of the High court has ruled that original content published on social media is protected by copyright, in a decision expected to shape how journalists and media organisations use online content. In a landmark judgment delivered on July 27, Justice Dr Ginamia Melody...

Elders, religious leaders and members of the Uasin Gishu County Assembly are set to join efforts to resolve the long-running Finland scholarships saga following the acquittal of former Governor Jackson Mandago and other accused persons. Uasin Gishu Governor Jonathan Bii said the county respects...

The Anti-Corruption Court has issued a warrant of arrest for Parliament office supervisor Stella Itute after she failed to appear in court to answer charges related to the alleged embezzlement of parliamentary funds. Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe issued the warrant on Monday after...

Former Kampala Lord Mayor and People’s Front for Freedom (PFF) leader Erias Lukwago has been further remanded to Luzira Prison after the High Court postponed its decision on his bail application to July 30, 2026. Lukwago is facing misprision of treason charges, which stem from his role as legal...

Nairobi – Kesi ya mauaji ya Albert Omondi Ojwang imeanza kusikilizwa katika Mahakama Kuu ya Kibera, huku ushahidi wa kwanza ukitoa picha mpya kuhusu kile kilichotokea ndani ya Central Police Station. CCTV technician Aloni Okwako aliiambia mahakama kuwa alipofika kituoni mnamo Juni 9, 2025...

Former Binga North legislator Prince Dubeko Sibanda has approached Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court in a new legal challenge against parts of the recently enacted Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment Act No. 6 of 2026, arguing that the law unlawfully benefits leaders and lawmakers currently in...

Former Kampala Lord Mayor and President of the People's Front for Freedom (PFF), Erias Lukwago, has been committed to the High Court for trial on a charge of misprision of treason after appearing physically before the Makindye Chief Magistrate's Court on Thursday looking visibly frail. Lukwago...

Lawyers representing National Unity Platform (NUP) Vice President for Buganda Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi have petitioned the High Court seeking a writ of habeas corpus, asking the court to compel security agencies to produce him and explain the legal basis of his continued detention. The...

Opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye on Monday told the High Court he had been brought to court "under duress" as he appeared in handcuffs without his lawyers, while prosecutors urged the judge to rule that he had effectively waived his right to legal representation of his choice and allow his...

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Uganda Law Society president, Isaac Ssemakadde (photo courtesy of Isaac Ssemakadde) The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has announced sweeping changes aimed at ending what it calls "colonial court culture," abolishing traditional courtroom titles and rituals such as bowing before judges and using...

Former JKUAT student Allan Omondi ameshinda kesi dhidi ya serikali baada ya High Court kuamuru Inspector-General of Police pamoja na Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) kumlipa KSh 8 million kama compensation kwa police brutality, unlawful detention na violation of his...

The High Court has dismissed an application by Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) seeking to evict residents of Nairobi's Muthurwa Estate, ruling that the constitutional safeguards governing forced evictions have not been fully met. In a judgment delivered by Justice Kanyi Kimondo, the court...