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Citation
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Judgment date
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| September 2025 |
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Court convicted district officers for causing financial loss, money‑laundering and conspiracy after irregular IFMS salary payments led to proven loss.
Anti‑corruption – Causing financial loss – irregular IFMS payments processed by a system super‑user and successive approvers; knowledge/’reason to know’ inferred from circumstantial evidence and failure to verify source documents; loss quantified at Ushs 247,934,074. Anti‑money laundering – proceeds of crime – recipients directed to withdraw and hand over funds; intentional assistance and acquisition by public officers. Conspiracy – agreement inferred from coordinated actions to effect and recover illicit payments.
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30 September 2025 |
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Applicant failed to show due diligence or materiality to admit additional public documents on appeal; application dismissed.
Criminal procedure — Additional evidence on appeal (s.41 CPC) — principles: not available at trial, relevance, credibility, potential to create reasonable doubt — due diligence required — public/prosecution-held documents — appeal not a rehearing.
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22 September 2025 |
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A fresh memorandum after dismissal for want of prosecution is incompetent; reinstatement requires an application showing sufficient cause.
Appellate procedure – dismissal for want of prosecution – restoration of appeal – requirement to apply to restore and show sufficient cause – filing a fresh memorandum after dismissal is incompetent; appellate rules (Rule 66(5) CA, Rule 62(5) SC) instructive.
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17 September 2025 |
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Trial magistrate misapplied the no‑case standard; prosecution’s circumstantial evidence insufficient, appeal dismissed.
Criminal law – no‑case-to‑answer/prima facie standard – correct test at close of prosecution; Arson – elements and proof; Circumstantial evidence – must exclude reasonable innocent explanations; Identification and suspicion insufficient for conviction.
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10 September 2025 |
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High Court lacks jurisdiction to set aside a perfected plea bargain; only appellate or statutory remedy may overturn conviction.
* Criminal procedure – Plea bargaining – limits of judicial review; functus officio doctrine
* Judicial review – amenability and jurisdiction: supervisory review limited to subordinate courts and public/quasi‑administrative bodies
* Time limits – extension of time for judicial review in interests of substantive justice
* Comparative law – Kenya and Tanzania statutory powers to set aside plea bargains versus absence of equivalent Ugandan provision
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8 September 2025 |
| August 2025 |
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An appellate court set aside acquittals and convicted respondents for causing financial loss, theft, and conspiracy to defraud a public entity.
Criminal law – Causing financial loss – Theft – Conspiracy to defraud – Statutory duties of public officers – Sufficiency of evidence – Accomplice corroboration – Role of directors in receipt and control of fraudulent funds – Equal application of criminal liability regardless of public office.
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28 August 2025 |
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A magistrate's order for re-commencement of a trial after file transfer is interlocutory and not subject to High Court revision.
Criminal procedure – revision – interlocutory versus final orders – transfer of trial and re-commencement before successor magistrate – section 144 Magistrates Courts Act – proper initiation of revision process – fair trial rights.
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18 August 2025 |
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Stay of execution pending appeal requires applicants to set out intended grounds of appeal in pleadings or affidavits.
Civil procedure – Stay of execution pending appeal – Requirement to show arguable grounds of appeal – Pleadings must set out intended grounds of appeal – Discretionary remedies.
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11 August 2025 |
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A remanded advocate charged with money laundering was granted bail, having proved a fixed abode, compliance, and substantial sureties.
Criminal procedure – Bail application – Discretionary grant of bail – Fixed place of abode – Abscondment – Substantiality of sureties – Economic crimes – Presumption of innocence – Conditions precedent for bail in money laundering cases
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11 August 2025 |
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Committal orders are not final and cannot be revised by the High Court; prosecutorial discretion over committals is unfettered.
Criminal procedure – Revision – Jurisdiction of High Court – Final orders – Committal to High Court – Discretion of Director of Public Prosecutions – Whether committal proceedings are amenable to revision.
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11 August 2025 |
| June 2025 |
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16 June 2025 |
| May 2025 |
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27 May 2025 |
| April 2025 |
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Criminal law—theft—conspiracy to defraud—lack of mens rea—no common intention—prosecution failed to link accused to fraudulent scheme—key accomplices not called as witnesses—accused acquitted
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30 April 2025 |
Criminal procedure—private prosecution—money laundering—role of Magistrate—police investigation—application for restraining orders—no prima facie case—neutrality of magistrate—appeal dismissed
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25 April 2025 |
Criminal law—causing financial loss—electronic fraud—money laundering—corruption—abuse of office—USD 8.5 million fraud—USD 8.2 million recovered—bail—substantial securities and sureties—application allowed with strict conditions
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22 April 2025 |
Human rights—torture—unlawful detention—right to liberty—burden of proof—evidence standard—detention beyond 48 hours—detention in police custody—personal liability—public accountability—compensation—criminal trial upheld—no proof of torture.
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14 April 2025 |
Criminal law—corruption—asset recovery—restraining order—mortgagee interest—priority of registration—review—complicity—reasonable suspicion—Anti-Corruption Act—Section 62—legal interest—third party rights—stay lifted—order set aside
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11 April 2025 |
Criminal law—causing the making of a false document—East African Community Customs Management Act—obtaining money by false pretenses—conspiracy to defraud—proof of documentary evidence—defective charges—admissibility of exhibits—role of customs officers—standard of proof—setting aside conviction and sentence
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7 April 2025 |
| March 2025 |
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Obtaining money by false pretence (UGX 18,500,000,000)—conspiracy to defraud (UGX 1,270,000,000)—money laundering—use of false identity—conviction & sentence
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18 March 2025 |
Bail—corruption—money laundering—fixed abode—substantial sureties—remand period—presumption of innocence—discretionary power—parity of bail—monitoring through technology—conditions precedent—judicial notice of MPs’ financial standing.
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17 March 2025 |
Bail—presumption of innocence—right to apply for bail—corruption—causing financial loss—abuse of office—electronic fraud—money laundering—judicial discretion—substantial sureties—flight risk—interference with investigations—fixed place of abode—public interest—national financial security—bail terms—conditional release.
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3 March 2025 |
Corruption—public official—solicitation and acceptance of gratification—bribery—evaluation committee—due diligence—contract awarding—digital forensics—WhatsApp evidence—recorded conversation—conviction—sentencing—fine and imprisonment—ban from public office
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3 March 2025 |
| February 2025 |
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Criminal procedure—advocate—right to a fair hearing—trial delay—abuse of court process—judicial discretion—case management—prosecution misconduct—failure to enforce surety bonds—costs
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11 February 2025 |
| January 2025 |
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Criminal law—causing financial loss—section 20(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act—erroneous bank credit—utilization of funds without verification—knowledge or reason to believe loss would occur—circumstantial evidence—burden and standard of proof—intent to cause loss inferred from conduct—actual loss proved—conviction.
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14 January 2025 |