In her ruling, Justice Patricia Mutesi of the High Court found that Standard Chartered Bank errored when it cancelled a mortgage facility it had already granted to a couple; Peter Victor Kwagala and Priscilla Mbabazi.
In a statement released by the Presidential Press Unit, Museveni described Dr. Besigye’s hunger strike at Luzira Prison, where he has been held for the past three months, as an attempt to blackmail the court into granting him bail.
The court's order comes as part of ongoing proceedings to assess Kiwanuka's ability to run his business ventures effectively. A section of Kiwanuka’s family claims that he is mentally incapable of making his own decisions.
Three justices of the Court of Appeal; Fredrick Egonda-Ntende, Margret Tibulya and Moses Kazibwe Kawumi, ordered the release of Arach Joel of Oyam district on the ground that the sentence that had been imposed on him by High Court Judge Winnifred Nabisinde were manifestly harsh based on the crime he had been accused of.
Speaking to Uganda Radio Network at the party’s offices in Makerere Kavule, NUP Secretary-General David Lewis Rubongoya explained that the party follows three key criteria when selecting candidates including vetting, public debate, and a ground survey in the constituency.