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The APG chairman said they requested that Apaa be declared a sub-county and that its management be directly under the central gov-ernment until the matter is resolved

He further directs that sitting positions inside court halls be clearly labeled and follow social distancing rule. Meanwhile journalists to cover these hearings are to be accredited by the court registrar. Meanwhile, Owiny Dollo has also ordered for the resumption of plea bargain sessions before the High court and Magistrates court.  In June this year, the Chief justice suspended the hearing of cases due to the soaring covid19 cases. So since then, Courts have been hearing only urgent matters,...

Opondo Cathy says agents of the multinational agribusiness company Agilis Partners took advantage of the last lockdown to rape her, torch her house and grab her land.

Among the business to be handled by the members today, is election of Speaker and deputy speaker. The speakership race has so far attracted Rebecca Kadaga who last evening was dropped by NRM Central Executive Committee but announced she would as independent, her former deputy Jacob Oulanya who is the choice of CEC,  FDCs Ibrahim Ssemujju, who was the former Opposition chief whip in the 10th Parliament, DP’s Richard Ssebamala and Rakai Woman MP Juliet Kinyamatama. Kinyamatama who is an indepe...

Daily Monitor Saturday April 17 2021 Summary The US gives Uganda about a billion dollars every year, mostly to fund health programmes. The two countries have also enjoyed close military ties with the Pentagon providing materiel and training to the Ugandan army, which in turn deploys troops to peacekeeping missions, including in Somalia, supported by the United States. Advertisement In yet another cooling of relations between Kampala and its Western allies, the United States has announced visa r...

US imposes fresh visa restrictions on Ugandan officials over poll Saturday April 17 2021 Military police patrol the streets of Kampala to quell violence during the Ugandan general election. PHOTO | MORGAN MBABAZI Advertisement In yet another cooling of relations between Kampala and its Western allies, the United States has announced visa restrictions on Ugandan officials who are believed to have undermined the democratic process in the country, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday. �...

According to Article 144 of the Constitution, a judicial officer may be removed from office only for inability to perform the functions of his or her office arising from infirmity of the body or mind, misbehavior or misconduct or incompetence. The same law shows that there will be a tribunal appointed which will recommend to the President that the judicial officer be removed from office on the said four grounds. Mabirizi’s petition arises from the recent withdrawal of presidential election pe...

March 3, 2021 Chief justice Alfonse Owiny-Dollo with other Supreme court judges “The power of judiciary lies, not in deciding cases, not in imposing sentences, not in punishing for contempt, but in the trust, faith and confidence of the common man,” former USA chief Justice John Marshal. The doctrine of judicial recusal demands that a judge may recuse himself from proceedings if he decides that it is not appropriate for him to hear a case to be heard by him. A judge may recuse himself when...

This after the said petition published in the Uganda gazatte as it was highlighted by the Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo. On February  24th, Kyagulanyi’s lawyers led by Medard Lubega  Ssegona officially  filed before the supreme Court  the said application. However, the chief justice  and also a member on the nine panel  bench presiding over the said petition  explained that the law requires among other requirements  that the said application  before its heard has to be first gaze...

The case has been adjourned by 9 justices led by Chief justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo. According to the law governing election petitions, the application must be supported by two affidavits of the applicant and his lawyer. The National unity platform party filed its election petition before the Supreme court challenging  Museveni’s 14th January 2021 win. In the petition, the NUP party wanted the supreme court to nullify Museveni’s win over vote-rigging among other electoral malpractices.