by Free Uganda | Apr 16, 2020 | Crime and law
Kampala High Court has remanded to Luzira, Indian businessman Abid Alam who was days ago arrested over land wrangles which left a trail of property destruction, loss of life, and other heinous acts against residents in Kassanda district. Tycoon Alam together with his...
by Free Uganda | Apr 30, 2020 | Crime and law
This paper attempts to analyse the status of Intellectual property rights (hereinafter referred to as IPRs) in Uganda, it investigates whether IPRs as a new area of law has been received with its due attention. It probes into the necessity of having these rights...
by Free Uganda | Nov 15, 2024 | Crime and law
The Lydia Mugambe Case: A Legal Drama Unfolding in the UK In the context of courtroom dramas, the case of Lydia Mugambe, a former Ugandan judge, is rapidly gaining prominence in the news. The case has attracted considerable media attention and public discourse due to...
by Free Uganda | Apr 23, 2020 | Crime and law
The Speaker of Uganda Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has clashed with the Attorney General over the contentious Shs 10bn allocated by the House to its members to partake in the war against COVID-19. While Parliament approved the request on 7 April 2020, an amount worth...
by Free Uganda | Jun 28, 2021 | Crime and law
A Ugandan working in the UK as an NHS security supervisor has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for the repeated rape of a young girl more than two decades ago. Eric Lakidi, 43, preyed on the girl in the late 1990s, carrying out the first of a series of sickening...
by Free Uganda | Apr 13, 2020 | Crime and law
The Director of Cabinet of the President of the Republic, Vital Kamerhe, has been in pre-trial detention since Wednesday, April 8, at Makala central prison. He was taken there after his hearing on the management of funds allocated to the 100-day work of the President...