Controversy erupted over the building in late 2022 when Gamwanga sent goons to demolish it claiming to have sold it to the Iganga-based tycoon, Hajji Musa Balikowa who plans to put in a new modern structure that fits the Jinja City status.
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Uganda’s next top young advocate: Counsel Smith Kiiza tells his story
On the social front, despite my very busy schedule, counsel Smith Kizza has a passion for charity work. I engage, participate and support a number of Christian and Mosque projects as well as other community based initiatives.
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Karamoja iron sheets scandal ringleader, minister Mary Kitutu remanded
Minister Kitutu, a ringleader in the Karamoja iron sheets scandal has been left alone after dozens of his senior colleagues in government have been left untouched.
Posted inCourt / Eastern
Fury as fmr. partner drags Jinja city council to court over unpaid money
Jinja city council spokesperson Kitto Rajab declined to comment on the matter in respect to the sub judice rule which restricts public discussion of matters pending before the courts.
Posted inCourt / U.S News
Trump’s attorney Ticktin in ‘Trump v. Clinton’ affirms the lawsuit is ‘far from frivolous’
The case is Donald J. Trump v. Hillary R. Clinton et al., case number 2:22-cv-14102, in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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Lira court sentences woman for infecting stepson with HIV
The woman pleaded guilty to the offense and his husband could not keep tears from flowing, saying his son is innocent and did not deserve to be infected with the virus.
Posted inCourt / Opinion
Press freedom: Quashing Section 25 of the Computer Misuse Act is a quantum leap
Section 25 of the Computer Misuse Act relates to using electronic devices to willfully disturb the peace of another and carried a maximum sentence of five years in prison once convicted
Posted inCourt / Eastern News
Jinja’s highlight property saga takes another twist as tenants join the case
The highlight tenants do not pay rent, neither do they carry out any repair on the building whose owners and the government also benefit nothing as far as ground rents and revenue are concerned.
Posted inCourt / Eastern
Neverending wrangles over Asian properties in Jinja city send wrong signals to investors, residents say
Wrangles over Asian properties in Jinja city is escalating and worrying developers and residents.
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Jinja court fixes date for concluding “highlight” property saga
The authorities in Jinja are concerned that such litigants which have become a fashion in the baby city that was once the East African industrial hub….
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How northern Uganda is reacting to the death of Justice Rubby Aweri
Justice Rubby Aweri will be accorded an official burial as directed by the President and since his death, a number of eulogies keep flowing.
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Some witnesses in Thomas Kwoyelo’s case have passed on as trial resumes
Kwoyelo, 52, was captured in 2008, and first appeared before the ICD in 2011, making him the first LRA rebel commander to face trial in the country. He has been in detention at Luzira Maximum Prison in Kampala since 2009.