The High Court has directed security agencies to investigate and identify the person who filmed and circulated videos purportedly showing missing activist Sam Mugumya in a weakened condition, and to account for his whereabouts.
The High Court in Masaka has dismissed Rose Nalubowa’s petition and upheld State Minister Justine Nameere as the duly elected Masaka City Woman MP. Nalubowa has instructed her lawyers to appeal to the Court of Appeal.
The High Court has convicted Islamic cleric Sheikh Umar Muwonge Kamoga of aggravated child trafficking, sentencing him to the time he has already spent on remand.
Kampala socialite Bryan Kirumira, popularly known as Bryan White, has been granted mandatory bail by the High Court after spending 293 days on remand over charges including human sacrifice and manslaughter linked to the death of a young woman.
The first prosecution witness in the treason trial of Dr Kizza Besigye has told the High Court that the opposition leader allegedly shared details of President Museveni’s movements and discussed assassinating him with drones or gunfire before creating a civil uprising to take power, claims the accused strongly deny.
The treason trial of Dr Kizza Besigye continued this week with key testimony from American state witness Andrew Wilson, who alleged discussions of a drone assassination plot against President Museveni and plans to circulate counterfeit currency.
A prosecution witness has told the High Court that a hidden camera inside a power bank was used to record meetings in which Dr Kizza Besigye allegedly discussed plans to acquire weapons and overthrow the government. The treason trial is proceeding with Besigye tried in absentia.
The High Court has sentenced Hajara Nakandi and Abbas Musa Buwembo to death for their central roles in the 2018 kidnap and murder of Susan Magara. The remaining seven convicts received life imprisonment.
A prisons officer has informed the High Court that Dr Kizza Besigye remains admitted at Mulago Hospital and cannot appear for his treason trial. The defence has asked that a medical doctor present the health report instead.
The High Court in Kampala has convicted all nine accused persons in the 2018 kidnap and murder of businesswoman Susan Magara. Justice Alex Mackay Ajiji ruled that the prosecution proved the charges of kidnap with intent to procure a ransom and murder beyond reasonable doubt. Sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday.
