Seven Men Committed to High Court over UGX 26.8Billion Parliament Funds
Seven former senior officials of Parliament have been committed to the High Court Anti-Corruption Division for trial for alleged emblezzlement of nearly billion shillings in Parliamentary funds. The accused were on Monday committed by Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe following the completion of investigations by the Inspectorate of Government. State Attorney Daisy Acio, Supervisor of…
Ibanda Court Sentences to Caution Man for obtaining 15 Million by false pretense
The Chief Magistrates Court in Ibanda has convicted and sentenced Gilbert Tumusiime to a caution on six Counts of obtaining money by false pretence. Tumusiime was convicted after pleading guilty to all charges. Prosecution led by Joel Kakuru, the Resident State Attorney, told the court that Tumusiime, between the months of November 2025 and January…
Missing Exhibits Raise Fresh Questions in Kyotera School Fire Trial
The prosecution of two former students accused of setting fire to St. Bernard’s Mmanya Secondary School in Kyotera District has suffered a major setback after police told the High Court that key exhibits in the eight-year-old murder trial have gone missing from its exhibit stores. The Masaka High Court, presided over by Senior Resident Judge…
Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty for Convicted Susan Magara Killers
The prosecution has asked the High Court in Kampala to impose the death penalty on the nine people convicted of kidnapping and murdering businesswoman Susan Magara, describing the crime as one of the “rarest of rare” cases under Uganda’s sentencing guidelines. The convicts—Yusuf Lubega, Mahad Kisalita, Ismail Bukenya, Abubaker Kyewokya, twin brothers Hassan Wasswa and…
Court Seeks Medical Assessment Before Resuming Besigye Treason Trial
The High Court has directed the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Services, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, to obtain a comprehensive medical report from Mulago National Referral Hospital on the health status of jailed opposition politician Dr. Kizza Besigye before his treason trial can resume. Criminal Division Judge Emmanuel Baguma issued the directive on Tuesday after learning…
Prosecution Ordered to Conclude Evidence in 8-year-old Fatal School Fire Trial
The High Court in Masaka has directed the prosecution to conclude presenting its evidence in the trial of two key suspects accused of involvement in the 2018 fire that destroyed a dormitory at St Bernard’s Mannya Secondary School in Rakai District, killing ten students and injuring several others. The suspects, Nio Edison, a former student,…
