Tag Archives: Bail

In two landmark rulings, High court judge Paul Gadenya Wolimbwa has held that courts are constitutionally obliged to grant bail to accused persons who have spent more than 180 days on remand without their cases being committed to the High court for trial. In the separate rulings, which granted bail to one applicant charged with murder and aggravated robbery and …

Viewers: 50,241 By Spy Uganda Former Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has reportedly been re-arrested by security operatives, barely 24 hours after he was granted bail by the International Crimes Division of the High Court. According to his lawyer, Sam Muyizzi, Kivumbi was picked up on Friday in Mpigi District and driven away in what witnesses …

The freshly bailed former Butambala County Member of Parliament Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi has been picked up in Mpigi District while heading to Kampala.Details surrounding the re-arrest remain unclear and authorities are yet to issue an official statement. However, National Unity Platform lawyer Samuel Muyizzi, who is part of Kivumbi’s defence team, confirmed that the former MP was arrested in Mpigi  …

By Ben Musanje The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has strongly condemned the dismissal of Dr. Kizza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutale’s bail application, accusing the Judiciary of using its Electronic Court Case Management Information System (ECCMIS) to facilitate what it described as a “mechanical” and unjust decision that undermined fair trial rights. In a strongly worded statement issued on Friday, …

Former Butambala County legislator and National Unity Platform (NUP) vice president for Central Uganda, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, alongside 24 co-accused individuals, has formally asked the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala to grant them bail as they await trial on terrorism charges. The bail application, filed by Lukwago & Company Advocates in partnership with Alaka & Company …

Outgoing Butambala County MP and National Unity Platform (NUP) vice president for Central Uganda, Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, has applied for bail before the International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High court in Kampala. Kivumbi who is facing terrorism charges, filed the bail application jointly with 24 co-accused persons. The co-applicants include Bruhan Matovu, Karam Bukenya, Wilson Muyinda, Waigoina Abdul Swaburu, …

Kampala– The High Court in Kampala has denied bail to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Agasiirwe Nickson Karuhanga who is accused of murdering Senior Prosecutor, Joan Kagezi citing the gravity of the charges against him and multiple ongoing investigations into capital offences. Nixon Agasirwe in Nakawa Court (Courtesy photo) In a ruling delivered today , Justice Isaac Muwata of the …

Kampala- On Friday, Buganda Road Chief magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa dismissed Mabirizi’s bail application, on grounds that he didn’t fulfill the required constitutional requirements to be released pending hearing of his case. Lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi in dock (courtesy photo) Mabirizi, who is faced with charges of hate speech and spreading malicious information, the trial Magistrate stated that failed to provide …

The Gulu Chief Magistrate’s Court has granted bail to Dr. Lena Zedriga, the Vice Chairperson for Northern Uganda of the National Unity Platform (NUP), who is facing charges of inciting violence. Dr. Lena Zedriga in court today. Dr. Zedriga is charged under Section 79(1) of the Penal Code Act, which relates to incitement to violence. In his ruling, Chief Magistrate …

Masaka High Court has granted bail to Rev. Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira, who is charged with money laundering involving Shs500 million. Rev Fr. Ssekabira. In her ruling, the presiding judge found that all the sureties presented by the Reverend Father were substantial and met the legal requirements. She also overruled the State prosecution’s submission that the court lacked jurisdiction to hear …