Joan Kagezi Murder: How Key Witness Led to Arrest of Ex-Police Commander Nixon Agasirwe
Former Police Special Operations Commander Nixon Agasirwe has been arrested by joint security agencies over his alleged involvement in the 2015 assassination of senior state prosecutor Joan Kagezi. The arrest follows testimony by Daniel Kiwanuka Kisekka, a deserter from the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), who appeared before the International
Court Sentences Joan Kagezi’s Killer to 35 years in Prison
The International Crimes Division of the High Court has sentenced Daniel Kisekka, a former Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer from Nsava village in Kayunga, to 35 years in prison for the 2015 murder of Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Joan Kagezi Namazzi. This conviction follows a plea bargain
Isaac Ssemakadde: Arrest Warrants Against Me Are Unjustified and Politically Motivated
The President of the Uganda Law Society, Isaac Ssemakadde, has stated that the arrest warrants issued against him are unjustified and politically motivated. “I am challenging all arrest warrants issued against me, as they are unjustified and politically motivated. A petition is currently before the High Court seeking the cancellation
Gov’t Drops Murder and Terrorism Charges Against Late MP Mohammed Ssegirinya
The government has dropped murder and terrorism charges against the late Kawempe North MP Mohammed Ssegirinya and directed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to amend the indictment against Makindye West MP Allan Ssewanyana. Ssegirinya passed away on January 9, 2025, at Lubaga Hospital after battling multiple health complications. His
Who is Agnes Kainza Nzogi, the Newly Appointed Permanent Secretary to the ODPP?
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Agnes Kainza Nzogi as the first-ever Permanent Secretary (PS) for the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). Her appointment follows a request by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, to establish the position of PS in
