The General Court Martial at Makindye in Uganda on Wednesday set free 32 Kenyans who were jailed in April for illegal possession of firearms and ammunition. The group had been jailed for 20 years ...

WAKISO DISTRICT, UGANDA — Uganda’s Supreme Court ruled in January that prosecuting civilians in military courts is unconstitutional. When that happened, Ann was ecstatic. Her brother was ...

President Yoweri Museveni’s response to the Supreme Court’s ruling reveals a deep-rooted tension between the Executive and judicial arms of government in Uganda. In his public statement ...

On January 31, 2025, Uganda’s Supreme Court declared military trials of civilians unconstitutional and ordered that their cases be transferred to civilian courts. Besigye was admitted to the ...

Uganda has reversed a controversial plan to ... Sunday that Kizza Besigye would have his case transferred to a civilian court. The announcement came amid reports that Besigye, who is on hunger ...

Veteran politician, Dr. Kizza Biesgye has asked the High Court in Kampala to release him on bail ... act or matter by force of arms to overturn the Government of Uganda as by law established and ...

Kampala (AFP) – Uganda's government on Sunday said it would ... the government has vowed to try him in a military court, despite a Supreme Court ruling that such a move against a civilian ...

The court averred that this is because military courts lack the independence required for a fair trial under Article 28 of the Constitution of Uganda. It also ruled that Parliament cannot confer ...

Besigye was taken into a civilian court in Kampala in a wheelchair ... He was charged with plotting "by force of arms to overturn the government of Uganda", according to the charge sheet seen ...

Wakiso District, Uganda — Uganda's Supreme Court in January banned the trial of civilians in military court with immediate effect. In practice, people who oppose President Yoweri Museveni remain ...