Juliet Kigongo

Senior Principal Magistrate Grade One, Abert Asiimwe, issued the warrant on Friday, citing Makada's failure to appear in court despite several appeals and "unbelievable" documents presented by his lawyer to explain his absence.

Court pours cold water on UCI move to fire deputy ED Dr Victoria Walusansa, the Uganda Cancer Institute deputy executive director. PHOTO/ COURTESY

The clerk had wanted court to issue an interim order stopping the execution orders by a judge

I lost my hand during Susan Magara murder suspects

Ms Molly Katanga, the key suspect in the murder of her husband, businessman Henry Katanga, is wheeled into the High Court premises in Kampala on July 3, 2024. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA

The high-profile murder case in which five people are charged in connection with the killing of Kampala businessman Henry Katanga, resumed after a 10-day break

A forensic scientist, Mr Andrew Kizimula Mubiru, hands over the exhibits after testifying before court on August 27, 2024. PHOTO/ABUBAKER LUBOWA

The lawyers at the High Court in Kampala on September 13, 2024. They filled a petition challenging the decision of the Uganda Law Reform Commission to charge the public fees to access the 7th Revised Edition of the Principle Laws of Uganda. PHOTO | JULIET KIGONGO

The judge also told Mr Akamba’s co-accused to appear on October 1 and not September 30 as earlier communicated since the outcome of the ruling will determine how the case will proceed.

The judge in her ruling held that although the businessman had argued that the earlier consent judgment was now a subject of appeal before the Court of Appeal, his application before the court did not affect the right of Absa Bank to claim against him as a guarantor of the facilities advanced to Electro-Maxx.