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Sir Apollo Kaggwa Primary School Kira Opens Modern Basketball Court to Strengthen Grassroots Sports Development | Voice of Bugerere Home Sports Youth Sports Sir Apollo Kaggwa Primary School Kira Opens Modern Basketball Court to Strengthen Grassroots Sports Development

Kitgum – In a renewed effort to reduce case backlog and ease congestion in correctional facilities, the Kitgum High Court on Tuesday conducted a high-impact sensitization outreach at Kitgum Government Prisons, registering immediate and measurable results. The exercise was led by HW Suzanne Aisia Musooli, Deputy Registrar of the Kitgum High Court, accompanied by Senior Resident State Attorney Mr. Ojara …

Kampala – The Supreme Court of Uganda is set to deliver its ruling tomorrow, Thursday, 26th February 2026, on an application filed by former presidential candidate Robert Kasibante seeking to withdraw his presidential election petition. Supreme Court building (courtesy photo) In a notice issued on February 23, 2026, under the hand and seal of the Registrar, the Court directed all …

Jinja -The High Court in Jinja has awarded Shs190 million in damages to a man who was wrongly diagnosed with HIV and placed on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for seven years. Wooden Gavel In her landmark judgment, Justice Joanita Bashara ruled in favour of Mr Wetaka John in a suit against The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), holding that the institution negligently …

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 …

Advocates say the ruling threatens all freedom of speech and assembly in Uganda East Africa Visual Artists used this illustration of Ugandan police breaking up a Pride celebration to illustrate its article about latest court ruling declaring an LGBTQ advocacy workshop illegal. Uganda’s Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal challenging the 2012 closure of an LGBTQ advocacy workshop organized …

Kampala– The Court of Appeal will tomorrow commence a three-day Criminal Session in Kampala, during which 27 criminal appeals are scheduled for hearing. The session will run from February 18 to 20, 2026. Justices of Appeal in black Gowns. (Courtesy photo) The proceedings will be presided over by a panel comprising Justice Geoffrey Kiryabwire, Justice John Mike Musisi, and Lady …

Kampala – A total of 116 newly qualified lawyers have been formally enrolled as Advocates of the High Court during a ceremony held at the Court of Appeal Building Conference Hall. One of the enrolled lawyers receiving his certificate on Friday.(Courtesy photo) The enrollment was presided over by the Acting Chief Registrar, HW Lamunu Pamella Ocaya, who welcomed the new …

Banking giant Absa Bank has suffered a major legal embarrassment after the Labour Court in Cape Town ordered it to reinstate private wealth banker Ronaldo Giovanni Kleinsmith, ruling that his dismissal was substantively unfair and partly based on invalid disciplinary charges. The judgment — which overturned an earlier decision by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) — has …

Kitgum, Uganda- The High Court in Kitgum has commenced a specialized criminal session dedicated to the adjudication of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) cases, in a renewed effort to deliver timely justice to victims in northern Uganda. Wooden Gavel The session, which officially opened on February 10, is handling cases arising from Kitgum and Lamwo districts. It is being presided …