The Makindye Chief Magistrates Court has remanded musician Patrick Mulwana, popularly known as Alien Skin, to Luzira Prison on charges of robbery. Alien Skin was arrested on Wednesday following chaos at Nsambya Hospital that reportedly resulted in the assault of two doctors and a security guard. The incident stemmed from …
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Lawyer Robert Rutaro has withdrawn a civil suit he had filed against the Uganda Law Society-ULS President Isaac Ssemakadde for expelling the Attorney General and Solicitor General representatives from the ULS Council. Rutaro on Wednesday through his lawyers of MC Ford Advocates withdrew the suit in a notice submitted before …
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Besigye was abducted in Nairobi, Kenya, and forcibly returned to Uganda. He appeared on Wednesday before the Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) General Court Martial on four counts related to security and was remanded to Luzira prison until December 2, 2024. Kyagulanyi strongly condemned Besigye’s arrest and detention. He described …
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The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have announced that Dr. Kizza Besigye, the veteran opposition leader, will be arraigned before the General Court Martial this morning. “Go to Makindye Court Martial today at 11 am; you will find the answer you need,” said Brig. Felix Kulaigye, the UPDF spokesperson, when contacted …
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The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) general court-martial has remanded Rtd. Colonel Dr. Kiiza Besigye and Obeid Lutaale Kamulegeya to Luzira and Kitalya prisons, respectively. Appearing before the Makindye-based military court on Wednesday afternoon, chaired by Brigadier Freeman Mugabe, the duo faced four charges related to security, including conspiring against …
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Winnie Byanyima, wife of missing veteran Ugandan politician Dr. Kizza Besigye has accused Government of holding him in a Kampala military facility. “I request the govt of Uganda to release my husband Dr Kizza Besigye from where he is being held immediately. He was kidnapped last Saturday while he was …
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The United States sanctioned a senior Sudanese paramilitary official on Tuesday, accusing him of overseeing human rights abuses in his country’s West Darfur region. The Treasury Department announced the sanctions on Abdel Rahman Joma’a Barakallah, a commander with Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), which it accused of being “a …
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Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court has postponed the case involving TikToker Ibrahim Musana, popularly known as Pressure 24 Seven, who faces charges of promoting hate speech. Pressure is accused of eight counts of promoting hate speech against President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, speaker of parliament Anita Annet Among, and the Kabaka …
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Thirty-six members of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Katonga faction, recently arrested in Kisumu, Kenya, and charged with terrorism, have recounted harrowing experiences of torture and inhumane treatment during their arrest and detention. Speaking at a thanksgiving ceremony held at the Katonga Road PFF Party headquarters in Kampala, the …
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Ugandan opposition figure Dr. Kizza Besigye has been reported missing in Nairobi, Kenya, raising alarm among his supporters and allies. Several officials from the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) have revealed that they have been unable to contact him since Saturday, November 16. According to Daily Monitor, Besigye was last …
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