Owire & Ors v Uganda (Criminal Application No. 58 of 2015) [2015] UGHCCRD 58 (20 August 2015)

THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA

IN THE HIGH COURT OF UGANDA HOLDEN AT KAMPALA

CRIMINAL DIVISION

CRIMINAL APPLICATION NO. 58 OF 2015

(Arising from Luweero Criminal Case No. 95 of 2013)

1.OWIRE NICHOLAS

2.BIKANDEMA JOHN :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::APPLICANTS

3. KILAMUS VINCENT

VERSUS

UGANDA:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::RESPONDENT

COURT PROCEEDINGS

DATE: 25/08/2015

The applicants (3) are present in Court.

Mr. Luyambi Thomas from Ssebagala, Mirembe Associates + Advocates & Solicitors for the Applicant.

I am ready to proceed with the application.

Ms.Nalwanga Sharifah, Senior State Attorney for the respondent.

I am ready to proceed. We have no intentions of objecting to this application.

Ms. Margaret Kakunguru, the Clerk is in Court.

Mr. Luyambi Thomas for the applicants:-

Since my colleague does not oppose this application, I pray the application be allowed and the applicants be given time to file an appeal out time. I will file a memorandum of appeal within the time given to me.

Ruling:

Very well. By consent of the parties, this application is allowed. The applicants are hereby granted leave to file an appeal against the judgment of the Court in Luweero Criminal Case No. 95 of 2013, out of time.

It is further ordered that the applicants shall file in Court a Notice of Appeal and Memorandum of Appeal by the 2^nd September, 2015 and serve the respondent on that same date.

Dated at Kampala this 20^th day of August, 2015.

JOSEPH MURANGIRA

JUDGE