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Army man kills friend for moving with his wife

  An army man in Uganda killed his male friend because he returned home with his wife. Lieutenant Colonel John Kaye is now facing murder charges at the Court Martial in Kampala. The colonel denies the charges and asks for bail. It is said that Kaye shot dead Steven Kabuye when he turned up with […]

Uganda fines a Turkish man for dealing in pornographic materials

  Uganda being a religious country, its leaders have no smiles for people who deal in pornographic materials and the people who molest girls. On Wednesday the court in Uganda fined the Turkish national, Emin Baro, the 53-year-old man who was on Monday sentenced to two years in jail at Luzira Maximum security prison after […]

Police arrests opposition leaders for walking while going to court

Their vehicles were recently shattered during the recent demonstrations, but the police and the government in general doesn’t want opposition leaders to walk on foot or use public means while visiting markets, courts, places of workshop… Some of the opposition leaders like Kenneth Paul Kakande (the spokesperson of the Democratic Party) have no cars because […]

Besigye, Lukwago appears at court amidst police deployment

  Kampalacity is on tension as the opposition leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye and the city Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago appeared at Buganda Road court on Wednesday amidst tight security to answer charges linked to the last Wednesday city violence in which the Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP) John Bosco Ariong was killed. Lukwago did not […]

Upcountry opposition supporters arrive in buses to witness the appearance of opposition and A4C leaders

  Upcountry supporters have started arriving in Kampala in various buses to attend a court session on Wednesday and witness the appearance of opposition leaders and Activists for Change (A4C). The president of FDC Col. Kiiza Besigye has kindly requested all those who would like to stand surety for the famous five plus nine FDC […]

Opposition members ask court to put police boss Andrew Kaweesi on charge sheet of Ariong’s murders

Soon and very soon the hunter might become the hunted. The members of opposition parties inUgandahave asked the High Court to put the Kampala Metropolitan police commander, Andrew Kaweesi on the charge sheet of people facing murder charges over the death of the former inspector of police, John Bosco Ariong. Ariong was killed last Wednesday […]

Drivers in Uganda protest against taxes

  Groups of taxi drivers and commuter taxi owners have petitioned court protesting against the high taxes the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) levies on them. The KCCA recently directed the drivers to pay a monthly operational tax fee of 120,000 shillings. The drivers filed at their application at the High Court in Kampala today […]

Bad Black returns to court amidst controversy

  Kampala City socialite Shanita Namuyimbwa a.k.a. Bad Black returns at the anti corruption department of the high court on Monday next week. The case was meant to be heard this week but it flopped after the judge handling, Catherine Bamugemereire it did not show up because she had lost a relative. Bad black is […]

Why KCCA’s George Agaba is out of prison on bail but Makmot remains in prison

  Hundreds of people in Kampala have called in radio talk shows wondering how the former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) director; George Agaba, a person facing murder charges could be released on bail pending trial and his co accused, and a guard Santos Makmot remains in the prison. Some of the callers wondered whether […]

Shell Uganda on sale

  Shell Uganda is now on sale. We have been told that Shell is engaging into negotiations with companies that have interests in buying its shares in Uganda. According to sources, some of the companies which have expressed interests in buying shell Uganda’s interests include Total Uganda and Caltex petrol company. However Shell Uganda is […]