Anthony Wesaka

Former Kenya Minister of Justice Martha Karua (left), Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago (wearing Kaunda suit) and other lawyers representing four-time presidential candidate DrKizza Besigye, who is in jail, at the premises of the Supreme Court in Kampala City on November 3, 2024. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA

Dr Kizza Besigye and his aide Hajj Obeid Kamulegeya Lutale arrive at the General Court Martial in Makindye, Kampala on December 10, 2024. hey face charges related to security offenses, as well as unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. PHOTO | ABUBAKER LUBOWA

The panel of the General Court Martial where Dr Kizza Besigye and Obeid Lutale were charged with offences relating to security, illegal possession of two pistols and eight rounds of ammunition. PHOTO / ABUBAKER LUBOWA

Dr Kizza Besigye’s lawyers, including Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago (centre), and other politicians address the media at the staircases of the court martial in Kampala amid noise from the sirens from a military vehicle on December 10, 2024. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA

Four-time presidential aspirant Dr Kizza Besigye in the dock at the General Court Martial that sits in Makindye Division in Kampala on December 10, 2024. Besigye and his colleague, Obeid Kamulegeya, were further remanded to Luzira prisons until January 7, 2025. PHOTO / ABUBAKER LUBOWA

Dr Kizza Besigye’s lawyers plead with soldiers before they were allowed to access the court room at the General Court Martial. They have decried mistreatment by the soldiers at court. PHOTO / ABUBAKER LUBOWA

Mr Isaac Ssemakadde gives his speech moments after being declared winner of the Uganda Law Society (ULS) presidential elections in Kampala on September 28, 2024. PHOTO/ISAAC KASAMANI

Principal Judge Flavian Zeija has directed all magistrates not to release on bail suspects who face capital charges.

Over ten years ago, as a young and aggressive journalist covering court, I got wind of a powerful lady, Jennifer Aryem, who was a state witness in the 2005 treason case against opposition stalwart, Dr Kizza Besigye, appearing before the Makindye Chief Magistrates Court (the civilian court).

Three elderly women have won a court battle against their nephew who had for a long time blocked them from accessing burial grounds on a 40-hectare piece of land. Mbarara High Court in its decision of December 23, 2024, held that Ms Muriel Baingana, Ms Sheeba Rukikaire, and Victoria Lutaaya are entitled to a share of the 40 hectares of land located in Kashari Block 16 Plot 3 in Mbarara District.