Bagala, a candidate of the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) won the January 14, 2021 polls with a margin of 16,000 votes to defeat Nabakooba. But, Nabakooba filed a petition to challenge the outcome of the polls, alleging that Bagala was not validly elected to represent Mityana district in parliament.
Speaking to journalists after the court session, Kalari expressed gratitude that the court determined the case in his favor. He said the ruling should work as a lesson to member states that when they are part of a treaty, they should respect its provisions.
On December last year 2021, High Court Justice Musa Ssekaana ruled in favor of Bigirimana and ordered Daily Monitor Publication to pay Bigirimana 450 million in damages as well as publish four apologies with equal publicity as the disputed defamatory publications within two weeks.
The appeals shall be heard between Monday 20th June and Thursday 30th June, 2022 by Justices of the Court of Appeal, Elizabeth Musoke, Muzamiru Kibeedi, Christopher Gashirabake, Irene Mulyagonja and Eva Luswata.
Besigye together with former Rubaga South Constituency Parliamentary Candidate Samuel Lubega Mukaku have today been remanded by Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Asuman Muhumuza.
In their Judgement on Monday, the Court of Appeal Justices agreed with the lower Court that Tumwesigye had failed to adduce evidence to support the allegations against the respondents.
In an interview with Uganda Radio Network, Muleme narrates that in 1971 while working as an officer in Greenlease Ottoman Branch bank, he was asked to stay at the bank for at least 10 years. In exchange, the bank would help him acquire a house through a mortgage. The bank manager helped him to identify a house at Old Kampala that was going for Shillings 100,000 in 1971.
The records show that most of the people were facing charges to do with unlawful possession of military stores like red berets, while robbery charges also featured.
In a related development, the Court of Appeal has confirmed National Resistance Movement's Stephen Kangwangye Rwakanuma as the duly elected MP for Bukanga County in Isingiro District.
A panel of three Court of Appeal Justices comprising Elizabeth Musoke, Muzamiru Mutangula Kibeedi, and Monica Mugenyi made the directive to Grace Anna Ameco and Donald Okwasi in their verdict upholding Ebwalu’s victory.
On Tuesday, the Court presided over by the Acting Chief Magistrate Augustine Alule granted the accused persons one million shillings cash bail and asked each of their sureties who included relatives and politicians to execute a non-cash bond of 10 million shillings.
According to the Justices, there is no evidence that Katuntu donated tents to the voters to induce them to vote for him, committed acts of violence, intimidation and defacement of Galisonga's campaigning posters as the appeal had stated.
In their verdict, the Justices ordered that Nyakecho's petition goes back to the High Court and be heard afresh before another Judge and awarded her costs. Nyakecho ran to Mbale High court after losing to Ekanya in the January 14th, 2021 polls. Nyakecho polled 9,563 votes against 9,674 votes garnered by Ekanya.
The fourth convict, a chapati maker Ivan Wanyama, has been handed the highest sentence of ten years in jail since he was the most violent person in the crime when they robbed a Church goer Sam Mukula of his mobile phone valued at 35,500 shillings and of 500,000 shillings cash.
As a result, Gen. Gutti endorsed the withdrawal and accordingly set Buchanan free. In August 2019, operatives from the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence arrested Buchanan for his alleged involvement in counterfeit currency deals with the intention of defrauding foreign nationals.
