Manafwa District Officials Jailed Over 1.6 Billion Shilling Fraud
The Mbale court on Friday sentenced two senior Manafwa district officials to two years in prison and ordered them to pay back over 1.6 billion shillings in a fraud scandal. The convicted officials are Betty Namono, the Principal Human Resources Officer, and Michael Bichacha, the former Chief Finance Officer. According to Susan Awid, the Chief…
Judiciary Launches Daily Criminal Hearings Pilot to Tackle Case Backlog
The Judiciary launched a pilot project to determine whether criminal cases can be heard daily. The project launched on Thursday by the Acting Principal Judge, Jane Okuo Kajuga, is being piloted at five High Court circuits. It is part efforts by the Judiciary to reduce case backlog and improve access to justice. Lady Justice, Jane…
High Court Upholds 1968 Land Sale in Agago District
The High Court sitting in Patongo, Agago District, on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, upheld a decades-old land sale made in 1968, confirming Ostino Okello as the lawful owner of one acre of land in Ibule Village. The ruling followed an appeal against the judgment and decree of His Worship Emmanuel Alioni Drajole, delivered on October 26,…
Besigye Accuses High Court Judge of Bias, Incompetence in Treason Trial
Opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye has accused High Court Judge Emmanuel Baguma of either gross incompetence or bias in the handling of his ongoing treason trial. Appearing before the Criminal Division of the High Court in Kampala on Wednesday, Besigye raised a series of legal and procedural complaints which he said undermined the fairness and…
ICC Moves to Confirm Charges Against Fugitive LRA Chief Joseph Kony
The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecution has urged judges at Pre-Trial Chamber III to confirm war crimes and crimes against humanity charges against fugitive Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony, despite his continued absence. In a powerful opening statement on Monday at the three-day confirmation of charges hearing in The Hague, ICC Deputy Prosecutor…
NUP Deputy Spokesperson Alex Waiswa Arrested Outside Kawempe Court
The Deputy Spokesperson of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Alex Waiswa Mufumbiro, was on Monday dramatically arrested by security operatives outside Kawempe Magistrates Court. According to NUP spokesperson Joel Ssenyonyi, who posted on X (formerly Twitter), Waiswa was “violently grabbed and pushed by the military into a silver Noah, registration number UAK 368K, and whisked…
