Anthony Wesaka

Kampala

Reporter at Daily Monitor

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Uganda strikes prisoner swap agreements ahead of Justice Mugambe's sentencing in UK

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

Uganda has signed bilateral statutory instruments with the United Kingdom, China, Turkey and South Korea to transfer convicted prisoners between the countries, Monitor confirms. Uganda's Justice Minister Norbert Mao formalised the agreements on April 3 under Section 1 of the Transfer of Convicted Offenders Act.
Man pleads guilty to attempting to attack Museveni at rally

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

What you need to know:The charges he faces attract the second-highest punishment in the criminal justice system. A man who breached President Museveni’s tight security during the Kawempe North by-election campaigns and raced towards him before being restrained by his security detail, has pleaded guilty to his actions.
Lawyer petitions Supreme Court to block return of civilians to military courts

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

What you need to know:The bill is scheduled for tabling in Parliament this week as part of the government’s legislative agenda. Ugandan lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi has petitioned the Supreme Court to block Parliament from debating a bill that would restore military court jurisdiction over civilians, arguing that the move defies a recent landmark ruling.
Prosecutors, judge read from different pages on rape charge

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

What you need to know:The tension reached a boiling point last Friday when prosecutors boycotted a criminal session presided over by Justice Batema at the Arua High Court. A cold war is brewing between prosecutors from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and High Court Judge David Batema over the legal interpretation of whether girls below the age of 18 can be raped.
Uproar over Besigye bail denial

1 week ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

Lawyers have poked holes in the ruling by High Court Justice Rosette Comfort Kania, which denied bail to veteran politician Kizza Besigye and his political aide Hajj Obeid Lutale. They say the ruling is not founded on sound law. Core to Justice Kania’s ruling was that although Dr Besigye and his co-accused had met the threshold to be granted bail, they would not regain their temporary freedom.
Besigye to know bail fate today after 147 days in jail

2 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

Today marks the 147th day that Opposition stalwart Dr Kizza Besigye has spent in incarceration, following his arrest in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, late last year. However, this could also be the day he regains temporary freedom, with the High Court in Kampala set to rule on his bail application this morning. His political aide, Hajj Obeid Lutale, who was arrested alongside him, is also seeking release on bail.
Tasks ahead for new Judicial Service Commission bosses

2 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

What you need to know:As the third-highest office in the Judiciary, the appointment of a Principal Judge will be an early and significant test for Douglas Singiza Karekona and his Commission. Several tasks lie ahead of the new chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), Justice Douglas Singiza Karekona, following his swearing-in on Tuesday April 8, 2025, at the Judiciary headquarters. The core mandate of the Commission is to recruit and discipline errant judicial officers.
Legal minds laud Buteera’s 40 years of judicial service

2 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

Legal minds have praised the 40 years of service by outgoing Deputy Chief Justice Richard Buteer who officially retires tomorrow when he clocks 70 years. In a special Court of Appeal sitting held on Friday in Kampala ahead of his retirement, legal minds that graced the occasion described Justice Buteera’s judicial service as one dotted with integrity, great mentorship, and love for the rule of law.
Kiiza’s bail opens doors for other suspects in army court - experts

2 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

The granting of bail to lawyer Eron Kiiza pending appeal has lifted the legal limbo on former suspects of the General Court Martial, legal experts have said. Mr Kiiza was last Friday given a Shs20m bail after spending 87 days at Kitalya government prison. Presiding judge Michael Elubu, among others, reasoned that the nine-month imprisonment sentence handed to Kiiza was illegal since Section 171 (2) of the UPDF Act prescribes a maximum sentence of imprisonment to 30 days.
Dr Besigye’s team contests phone hacking case to be heard in camera

2 weeks ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has okayed the request by the prosecution to have a police officer testify in camera as they seek to hack into the phones of jailed Opposition leader, Dr Kizza Besigye. The matter had resumed last Friday when Erias Lukwago, one of the lawyers of Dr Besigye, sought to cross-examine Inspector of Police Benedict Odyek about his affidavit in support of an application to hack into the veteran politician’s phone.