Two city lawyers have come out and condemned Barnabas Ndawula, a fellow advocate, for impersonating the Kabaka in a land case. In 2019, it was discovered that Ndawula, while working as the head of the legal department at Buganda Land Board signed a consent judgment as “Kabaka” in a land case. According to the case,…
In a ruling that could trigger a flood of suits, the High Court in Mbarara has today ordered a Total fuel station to pay a client Shs 104 million after the pump attendant filled his Range Rover with petrol instead of diesel. The complainant, Dr. Vincent Owarwo sued the petrol station seeking special and general…
President Museveni has launched Lake Victoria Logistics, a company aiming at reducing the cost of transporting fuel in Uganda. Lake Victoria Logistics was founded in May 2015 as Mahathi Infra Uganda with a vision to change the petroleum logistics for Uganda and other landlocked countries like Rwanda, Burundi and DRC that get their oil through…
The Permanent Secretary in the ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives Geraldine Ssali has been arrested and transferred to Anti-Corruption Court for causing financial loss and conspiring with MPs to steal cooperatives’ cash. A shell shocked Ssali today sat in the dock with MPs Michael Mawanda, Ignatius Wamakuyu, Peter Akamba and other ministry of trade…
In 2015, Barnabas Ndawula joined the Buganda Land Board (BLB) as the head of the legal department. He hit the ground running. He was very active in helping some of the land cases that had bedeviled the board. “He was jolly and likeable but he also usually kept to himself,” said one person who has…
The Court of Appeal is set to hear an appeal in which the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DDP) is challenging an order that stayed prosecution of land dealer, Muhammad Kamoga before the Magistrates Court at Entebbe. The appeal will be heard on July 24, 2024. In 2023, the High Court halted the criminal trial of…
Namibian media outlet, NBC Digital News has reported that he Namibian government has declined the visa extension request for Kabaka Ronald Mutebi. The reports come after sources told Bbeg Media that the Kabaka will travel to Uganda soon, having recovered from his ailment. Kabaka Mutebi travelled to Namibia privately on medical grounds in April from…
Eight victims of police brutality have taken legal action against 10 police officers and government for violation of human rights consisting of illegal arrests, detentions and others. They are part of over 192 human rights defenders including youth, students, civil society groups, oil affected communities, and others involved in campaigns with efforts to promote human…
The Bataka (clan heads) who travelled to Namibia to visit Kabaka Mutebi have become the latest pawns in President Museveni’s power play with Mengo. In a letter to the minister of Foreign Affairs last week following the preventive arrest of the Bataka in South Africa, Museveni said: “We are not aware and nor are we…
For eight days, the trial of the murder of Kampala businessman Henry Katanga. The case is before Justice Isaac Muwata. Prosecution team is led by Samali Wakooli and comprises state attorneys Jonathan Muwaganya and Anna Kiiza. The defence team comprises Peter Kabatsi, Jet Tumwebaze, Bruce Musinguzi Elison Karuhanga and MacDosman Kabega. Prosecution alleges that Molly…
