On the morning of December 13, 2005, Victoria Awor, then working as an assistant registrar at Makerere University, packed her bags and left her matrimonial home at Plot 415B Nakasero Hill Road in Kampala. She left behind her husband Alex Bwangamoi Okello and their three children. She moved into a house at the university, and…
Justice Celia Nagawa of the Family Division of the High Court has rejected an attempt by a man to challenge the paternity of three children that he has raised for years, saying his request came too late and was based largely on untested allegations. Her ruling arose from a bitter family dispute between Steven Mutyaba…
A 10-year-old girl secretly left her father’s home in the middle of the night, found a phone from a stranger and made her way to CPS after what she described as a miserable life under his care, the High Court has heard. The dramatic allegations emerged in a bitter custody battle between Lilian Kaitesi and…
The High Court has ordered DNA tests for 26 people claiming to be children of the late Benon Kigambo Tumwesigye after a bitter family fight erupted over his estate following his death without a will. Justice Celia Nagawa ordered that Tumwesigye’s remains be exhumed so government experts can conduct DNA tests to determine who his…
The court has set strict conditions for the renewal of letters of administration for the estate of the late Keith Muhakanizi, the former secretary to the Treasury. Justice Celia Nagawa said the renewal would only be granted if the administrator, Janet Kamukama Muhakanizi, complies with key legal requirements, especially filing a full account of how…
The High Court has granted a divorce to a Turkish national, Safak Davut, after finding that his Ugandan wife, Violet Ddembe, subjected him to mental cruelty during their troubled marriage. Justice Celia Nagawa of the Family Division ruled that the marriage had “irretrievably broken down” and should be dissolved. Davut, 55, came to Uganda as…
The High Court has dissolved the marriage between Atukunda Annex and Martin Ikubor, a Nigerian businessman, after finding that the relationship had broken down due to cruelty, threats, and constant conflict. The couple had lived in Lubowa, a suburb for rich people, for 23 years. For years, according to court documents, Atukunda, who often described…
The signs were there from the very beginning, but somehow, Hope Kyomugisha hoped her husband, Friday Mugisha, would change into a better person. On their wedding night in 1992, Mugisha allegedly slapped her after an argument. Kyomugisha, fearful of disappointing many people, including her parents, chose to stay. Little did she know that the beating…
Amber Kyambadde, the daughter of former Trade minister Amelia Kyambadde, has been granted a divorce by the court after she proved that her lawyer husband, Edgar Bagumire Bichetero, had been cruel towards her and had exploited her financially. Edgar is the son of Veronica Eragu Bichetero, the former Woman MP for Kaberamaido. In December 2016,…
In a ruling that will surely resonate with many women in Uganda who have lived for years with partners without formal marriage, the High Court has dismissed a petition by Judith Bakabulindi, who sought to dissolve what she believed was her marriage to Dr Jones Yosia Kyazze. Bakabulindi also wanted the court to determine how…
