TRAGEDY: 11 children killed in Mukono School fire
A total of 11 learners at Salama School for the Blind in Mukono have been confirmed dead after fire gutted a dormitory.
According to police, the fatal incident took place at around 1am and the cause is yet to be established.
Kampala Metropolitan deputy Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, said that they have kick started an investigation to ascertain the cause of fire that broke out at Salama school for the blind in Luga Village, Ntanzi parish , Ntejeru Kisoga town council...
U.A.E to repatriate additional 150 stranded Ugandan migrant workers
The United Arab Emirates government is to repatriate additional 150 stranded migrant workers back to Uganda.
The female migrants who had been stranded at the deportation centres in UAE are expected to arrive in two batches at Entebbe International Airport on Saturday.
Sources from UAE police revealed that the girls are coming in two batches with Air Arabia and Fly Dubai.
This is one of the many flights of stranded migrant workers (girls) to be repatriated back home in Uganda by the...
Ivory dealer gets life Imprisonment
The standards, Utilities and Wildlife court sentenced Pascal Ochiba to Life imprisonment for unlawful possession of protected species.
Ochiba was arrested on January 18th, 2022 in Namuwongo zone, Kampala after being found in possession of two pieces of elephant ivory weighing 9.55 kilograms without a wildlife use right.
While sentencing Ochiba, the Chief Magistrate of the Standards, Utilities and Wildlife court, Her Worship Gladys Kamasanyu said that the sentence is to deter many dealers from the offence.
“Offences of unlawful possession of...
Court Grants Besigye, Mukaaku Ugx2.5 million Cash Bail
The Chief Magistrates Court at Buganda Road has today 1st July, 2022 granted bail to Dr. Kizza Besigye and his Co-accused Samuel Lubega Mukaaku.
Besigye and Lubega Mukaaku were granted a Cash bail of UGX 2.5 million each and UGX 500,000 non-cash for their sureties.
This follows the High Court's dismissal of the duos bail application yesterday, June 30th 2022.
Bail was granted by the acting High Court Judge Hon. Dr. Douglas Singiza who presided over the court session.
The two accused were...
High Court Dismisses Bail Application Filed by Besigye
The High Court in Kampala has today dismissed the bail application filed by Dr. Kizza Besigye challenging the Buganda road Chief Magistrate Court’s decision denying him bail.
The High Court Judge Hon. Tadeo Asiimwe dismissed the application citing possible sabotage of court hierarchy. The Judge directed Besigye to resubmit the bail application to the Magistrates Courts.
Hon. Tadeo Asiimwe further explained that whereas the High Court has unlimited Jurisdiction over capital offenses, it also has appellate jurisdiction over appeals from the...
MPs Ssegrinya, Sewanyana denied bail, State ordered to expedite trial
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the bail appeal filed by legislators Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Sewanyana.
On Wednesday, the Court of Appeal trashed their bail appeal and ordered State to expedite their trial in the High Court.
The legislators had challenged the decision of the High Court sitting in Masaka district that had earlier denied their bail application.
MP Ssegirinya of Kawempe North and MP Sewanyana of Makindye West MP have been in Prison on remand since September 2021.
The legislators are charged...