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The High court has ruled that the treason trial of veteran opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye and his co-accused will proceed regardless of whether they are represented by lawyers of their choice, directing that counsel be assigned to them under the State Brief scheme if necessary. Justice Emmanuel Baguma made the ruling after Besigye, who appeared alongside Hajj Obeid Lutale …

Queer people are collateral damage in constitutional power struggle  The headquarter of the Senegalese Constitutional Council in Dakar.  A bill to amend Senegal‘s constitution that was passed last month by a unanimous vote in the National Assembly was struck down by the Constitutional Council on Thursday 9 July. The now-scrapped bill would have amended Article 17 of the Constitution to …

Viewers: 50,002   By Spy Uganda The High Court in Kenya has dismissed a bid by Nation Media Group (NMG) to block the enforcement of a KSh320 million arbitration award in favour of Al Is On Production (AIOP), bringing to a close an 11-year legal battle over advertising revenue generated by the hit television drama Mali. In a ruling …

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 …

By Ben Musanje The Uganda Law Society (ULS) has demanded the immediate release of National Unity Platform (NUP) Deputy President for Buganda Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi after he was reportedly arrested by security personnel in Mpigi District on Friday, less than 24 hours after the High Court granted him bail in a terrorism case. The Society described the incident as deeply …

Kampala-The Prosecutors from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) will all meet in Kampala next week for their three day symposium. The event scheduled to be held from 25th May to 28th May will be held under a theme “Enhancing Professionalism for Responsive Prosecution Services.” DPP Lino Anguzu during the press briefing on Friday. During a media …

Wakiso Chief Magistrates Court on Wednesday, was filled to capacity as court users and members of the public turned up for a sensitization drive on court processes and procedures. Some of the Judicial officers who spear headed sensitization process. The engagement, organised by the Judiciary’s Registry of Communications and Public Relations, aimed at creating awareness about court operations, Judiciary innovations, …

By Mulengera Reporters There was controversy in the ongoing criminal proceedings involving city pastor Robert Kayanja after court heard that a deleted WhatsApp group allegedly linked to him was used to exchange sodomy-related videos and photographs among several members. The revelations came on Thursday, May 21, 2026, during proceedings before Mwanga II Magistrate’s Court in Mengo, where police forensic analyst …

A High Court ruling in Kenya on May 20 marks a historic step forward for the rights and recognition of transgender and intersex people. By affirming that Kenyans can seek changes to gender markers on official documents, the Court has recognized a fundamental truth: that dignity, identity, and legal recognition must go hand in hand. For too long, trans people and some …

A High Court ruling in Kenya on May 20 marks a historic step forward for the rights and recognition of transgender and intersex people. By affirming that Kenyans can seek changes to gender markers on official documents, the Court has recognized a fundamental truth: that dignity, identity, and legal recognition must go hand in hand.For too long, trans people and some intersex …