Anthony Wesaka

4 days ago | monitor.co.ug | Anthony Wesaka

What you need to know:UNOC maintains that despite the price jump, fuel availability remains stable. Uganda’s state-run oil company on Tuesday blamed recent fuel price increases on supply chain disruptions but assured consumers that prices would soon stabilise. Retail prices for petrol have risen to about Shs5,050–Shs5,060 per litre in parts of the country, up from Shs4,900 in May.

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

The State has finally tabled before court a range of evidence against four-time presidential candidate, Dr Kizza Besigye, who they accused of plotting to overthrow the regime of President Museveni by force of arms. The 9-page indictment signed off by the DPP’s representative, Mr Thomas Jatiko, lists claims, including a plot by Dr Besigye, to attack key security installations and kill President Museveni using a drone strike.

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

Veteran opposition politician, Dr Kizza Besigye and his political aide, Obeid Lutale have been sent to the High Court to stand trial on charges of treason.  The four-time presidential contender, Hajj Lutale and their co-accused Capt Denis Oola of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), were committed to the High Court by the Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, May 29, following the completion of investigations into their alleged offences.

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

A group of former prisoners and their families have gone to the High Court, accusing government officials of fraudulently giving away their land in Luzira, Nakawa Division. Through their group called United Reformed Persons Association (UREPA), the ex-prisoners say they were legally given the 1.6-acre piece of land by the prisons authority in 1997. However, they now claim that the land was secretly leased to other people without their knowledge or permission.

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

What you need to know:Among the nine constitutional appeals for consideration is that of Mityana Municipality MP, Francis Zaake, in regard to his controversial impeachment from his Parliamentary commissioner job by his fellow MPs in 2023. The Supreme Court in Kampala has this Tuesday morning started a two-day session to hear nine constitutional appeals arising from the Constitutional Court.