53 GRADE ONE MAGISTRATES APPOINTED ON PROBATION

By Stephen Ocaido KAMPALA Judicial service commission has today made revelation of appointment of more 53 judicial officers on probation basis to fill the position of grade one magistrate. In a press statement released today by the Judicial Service Commission through its Acting Senior communications Officer Ms Maria Theresa Nabulya,
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Dr. Besigye A Freeman As Court Grants Him Ugx3m Bail

By Our Reporter The High Court in Kampala has revised the bail fee of founder and former Forum for Democratic Change President Rtd. Col. Dr. Kizza Besigye from Ugx30m to Ugx3m. Besigye was arrested a fortnight ago had spent two weeks in Luzira Prison having refused to pay the Ugx30m
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Lord Mayor Lukwago Punches Holes in Appointment of New Judges

By Evans Najuna Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and, seasoned lawyer has punched holes in the appointment of the new Judges. His revelation comes barely a day after President Museveni appointed over sixteen High Court Judges on a contract of two years. In a press release, the judicial Service Commission
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Vantage Capital Rejects $15m Loan Repayment For Bitature’s Properties  

  By our reporter Simba Group of Companies owned by businessman Patrick Bitature in 2018 tried to pay USD$15 to its lender, Vantage Capital, but the South African based company allegedly rejected the money. Simba Group owners and lawyers now believe that Vantage Capital is no longer interested in the
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I Would Rather Rot In Jail Than To Pay Ugx30m:Besigye to Court

By Admin Former Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) president Rtd. Co. Kizza Besigye has been charged in court (Buganda Road Court) on Tuesday with the offence of inciting violence before Grade One Magistrate Her Worship Sienna Owomugisha. He has however denied the charge and together with all the co-accused including
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Jim Muhwezi Dodges Another Bullet: Court Upholds His Election

  By Evans Najuna Three Justices of the Court of Appeal; Cheborion Basirika, Stephen Musota and Justice . C Gashirabake, on Tuesday upheld the victory of Security Minister Mj. Gen. (Rtd) Hon. Jim Katugugu Muhwezi, as the duly elected member of Parliament for Rujumbura Constituency. The appeal against Muhwezi, the
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Bitature-Vantage Saga Takes New Twist: Court Orders Lawyer Muwema To Pay Legal Costs For Misleading

By Our Reporter Kampala: The war between city businessman Patrick Butature and South African based money lender, Vantage Mezzanine Fund is far from ending as Justice Stephen Mubiru just delivered another ruling ordering city lawyer Fred Muwema to personally pay legal costs for misleading his client Bitature. “This application catastrophically
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JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION APPOINTS 35 CHIEF MAGISTRATES

  By Our Reporter The Judicial service Commission has appointed 35 Chief Magistrates pursuant to Article 148 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, to the office of Chief Magistrate in acting capacity in the Judiciary Service. The appointment of these 35 Chief Magistrates brings the total number of
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Top City Accountant Gets 3 Years In Jail for Tax Fraud

By Moses Oketayot Ssekamwa James Kulubya, a city accountant and proprietor of JSK Consultancy, has been convicted and sentenced to three years in prison on charges of abetting Value Added Tax (VAT). He was also ordered to pay UGX 21 million to Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). He is also a
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PAY ME UGX3.5B FOR KICKING ME OUT OF OFFICE – FORMER UGANDA ALIRLINES BOSS

BY Our Reporter. Cornwell Muleya, the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) has dragged the national airline over unlawful suspension and termination of his employment. Through his lawyers; Muwema & Co Advocates, Muleya says that there was no factual, contractual or legal basis for the National carrier’s impugned action of disregarding
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