10 December 2024 The Former Forum for Democratic Change President Dr. Kiiza Beigye and his co-accused Obeid Lutale return to the General Court martial today. The General Court Martial in Makindye adjourned hearing of the case in which the two are charged with four counts relating to illegal possession of firearms, eight rounds of ammunition and security. Dr. Besigye has a team of fifty lawyers has been lined up to represent him in court. However his return to court comes at a time the Uganda Law council denied Lawyer and former Justice Minister of Kenya Martha Karua a temporary practicing certificate which would have enabled her to defend Dr. Kiiza Besigye and co accused Obeid Lutale in Court. In a letter dated 6th December 2024 the Law Council declined her application for a temporary practicing certificate raising several reasons including the fact that her application was incomplete, with the absence of notarized copies of documents and a missing certificate from her colleague, Erias Lukwago. Addressing the media about the matter Karua said the Council should have requested additional information instead of using these omissions as grounds for rejection.
10 December 2024 Women activists warn that Uganda will still have lopsided development and income inequality for gender based violence that is affecting the majority of the workforce is not addressed. They note that because of the high levels of violence in homes, many partners are not productive and that women are being deprived of land which is a key factor of production. The executive director at the Uganda Women`s Network Rita Aciro says that it’s time to understand that gender based violence negatively impacts development and that it will leave many women wallowing in poverty and then widen further inequality that already exists. She was speaking at a national dialogue to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence here in Kampala. Speaking at the same dialogue, the head of the Child and Family Protection Department in the Uganda police Assistant commissioner of police Maureen Atuhaire highlighted the dangers many women and girls are facing when it comes to sexual violence.
10 December 2024 Police in Masaka has rescued a 28-year-old man who had been kidnapped by unknown people with the intention of soliciting for a ransom from his relatives. Mark Ssenkumba, 28, was kidnapped by unknown people on 5th December 2024, on his way back to Kampala and since then he has been missing. According to the victim’s father Tomusange Kayinja on Sunday he received a call from unknown people asking him for money to direct him to where the body of his son had been dumped which prompted him to report the matter to police. Preliminary police investigations indicate that the kidnappers were forced to dump Ssenkumba in swamp in near river Katonga at Jandira village in Kayabwe town council in Mpigi district following police mounting a joint operation to recover the victim. The southern region police spokesperson Twaha Kasirye said that police flying squad tracked down the kidnappers until they landed on Ssekumba where he had been dumped. Kasirye say that though the kidnapper’s manager to survive after dumping the victim, police operation to arrest them is still going on. The victim has been taken to hospital for medical checkup after spending days without eating since he was kidnapped. Kasirye has, however, asked parents to be cautious with their children especially during this holiday time by monitoring their movements to avoid such incidents. Kayinja has applauded the security authorities for helping him recover his child alive, though the kidnappers had threatened that they had killed him already. Story by Fahad Malik
10 December 2024 The Former Forum for Democratic Change President Dr. Kiiza Beigye and his co-accused Obeid Lutale return to the General Court martial today. The General Court Martial in Makindye adjourned hearing of the case in which the two are charged with four counts relating to illegal possession of firearms, eight rounds of ammunition and security. Dr. Besigye has a team of fifty lawyers has been lined up to represent him in court. However his return to court comes at a time the Uganda Law council denied Lawyer and former Justice Minister of Kenya Martha Karua a temporary practicing certificate which would have enabled her to defend Dr. Kiiza Besigye and co accused Obeid Lutale in Court. In a letter dated 6th December 2024 the Law Council declined her application for a temporary practicing certificate raising several reasons including the fact that her application was incomplete, with the absence of notarized copies of documents and a missing certificate from her colleague, Erias Lukwago. Addressing the media about the matter Karua said the Council should have requested additional information instead of using these omissions as grounds for rejection.
10 December 2024 Women activists warn that Uganda will still have lopsided development and income inequality for gender based violence that is affecting the majority of the workforce is not addressed. They note that because of the high levels of violence in homes, many partners are not productive and that women are being deprived of land which is a key factor of production. The executive director at the Uganda Women`s Network Rita Aciro says that it’s time to understand that gender based violence negatively impacts development and that it will leave many women wallowing in poverty and then widen further inequality that already exists. She was speaking at a national dialogue to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence here in Kampala. Speaking at the same dialogue, the head of the Child and Family Protection Department in the Uganda police Assistant commissioner of police Maureen Atuhaire highlighted the dangers many women and girls are facing when it comes to sexual violence.
10 December 2024 Police in Masaka has rescued a 28-year-old man who had been kidnapped by unknown people with the intention of soliciting for a ransom from his relatives. Mark Ssenkumba, 28, was kidnapped by unknown people on 5th December 2024, on his way back to Kampala and since then he has been missing. According to the victim’s father Tomusange Kayinja on Sunday he received a call from unknown people asking him for money to direct him to where the body of his son had been dumped which prompted him to report the matter to police. Preliminary police investigations indicate that the kidnappers were forced to dump Ssenkumba in swamp in near river Katonga at Jandira village in Kayabwe town council in Mpigi district following police mounting a joint operation to recover the victim. The southern region police spokesperson Twaha Kasirye said that police flying squad tracked down the kidnappers until they landed on Ssekumba where he had been dumped. Kasirye say that though the kidnapper’s manager to survive after dumping the victim, police operation to arrest them is still going on. The victim has been taken to hospital for medical checkup after spending days without eating since he was kidnapped. Kasirye has, however, asked parents to be cautious with their children especially during this holiday time by monitoring their movements to avoid such incidents. Kayinja has applauded the security authorities for helping him recover his child alive, though the kidnappers had threatened that they had killed him already. Story by Fahad Malik
