The Criminal Division of High court in Kampala presided over by Justice David Matovu, has dismissed the bail application of former Kampala Lord Mayor and President of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), Erias Lukwago over lack of a certified medical report from the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS). Justice Matovu in a ruling delivered online […]
The Criminal Division of the High Court, presided over by Justice David Matovu, has deferred the ruling on convicted former Kampala Lord Mayor and President of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), Erias Lukwago until next week. There was drama after a number of supporters, politicians and family members, waited patiently for him to appear […]
Human Rights lawyer Mr Eron Kiiza, who is also a personal counsel for veteran opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye, and his co accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, has asked the three state attorneys that were recently appointed to represent Besigye to stepdown from the treason case hearing set to begin on July 29th. In a strongly […]
The Makindye Chief Magistrate Sarah Anne Basemera has committed the former Kampala Lord Mayor and President of the People’s Front for Freedom (PFF), Erias Lukwago, to the High Court for trial on charges of misprision of treason, contrary to Section 25 of the Penal Code Act. On Thursday, Lukwago, who skipped court last week reportedly […]
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres, has expressed concern on the recent disappearances and detentions of politicians and civil society actors across the country. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Wednesday, the Secretary-General urged all stakeholders in Uganda to exercise restraint and uphold […]
Imprisoned veteran politician Col Dr. Kizza Besigye, has sued the Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, over alleged prejudicial public statements he made last year, following his arrest in Kenya over an alleged plot to overthrow his father, President Yoweri Museveni. Dr. Kizza Besigye and his co-accused Hajji Obeid Lutale, who are facing treason […]
Veteran politician Col Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide Obeid Lutale have asked High Court Judge Emmanuel Baguma to transfer their file to the International Crimes Division of High Court for hearing after citing him as either incompetent or biased in hearing their case. On Wednesday, Justice Baguma finally allowed Dr Besigye to address court […]
Imprisoned veteran politician Col Dr. Kizza Besigye has written to High Court Judge Emmanuel Baguma expressing his disappointment and how oppressive the judge’s decision to block the politician from addressing court recently is before court the courts of law. In a letter dated 2nd October 2025, Dr Besigye writing from his prison cell in Luzira […]
On Wednesday, High Court Judge Emmanuel Baguma blocked veteran politician Col Dr. Kizza Besigye from raising his concerns before the court leading to a standoff between the judge and Besigye. Dr. Kizza Besigye who had been brought together with his aide Hajj Obeid Lutale to take plea over charges of treason and misprision of treason, […]
High Court Judge Emmanuel Baguma has declined to recuse himself from the treason case against veteran politician Rtd Col Dr. Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajji Obeid Lutale. Justice Baguma was requested to withdraw from the case hearing last Friday after Besigye’s defence team of Lukwago & Co. Advocates raised serious concerns over procedural delays […]
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