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Uganda’s total COVID-19 confirmed cases hit 88

The Ugandan ministry of health has through it’s tweets just anounced 3 new COVID-19 cases confirmed today. 2 out of 1,922 samples of truck

May 2, 2020

CORONAVIRUS

COVID-19: Uganda’s Cases Rise to 85

The two cases are a 35 year old Kenyan male driver who entered the country through the Busia border. The second case is a

May 2, 2020

Breaking News·CORONAVIRUS

Covid-19: “Don’t lay off workers, things are soon getting better”- says Museveni

President Museveni has urged companies and other entities against laying off their employees as the effects of the deadly coronavirus President Museveni has urged

May 1, 2020

Breaking News·CORONAVIRUS

Prophet Mbonye says he has faced Lucifer himself and scared him : VIDEO

Prophet Elvis Mbonye, the leader of Zoe Fellowship, claims that he has faced Lucifer himself. Mbonye said that as a man of God, he

April 29, 2020

Religion

Pictorial: Tycoon Kiggundu Ham’s Residence Very safe and not Flooded as alleged.

Following media reports alleging the flooding and destruction of property at Tycoon Hamis Kiggundu’s home, The Uganda Times made a phone call to Ham

April 22, 2020

Breaking News·Featured·National·Real Etates·Sepcial Reports

Posho, beans found at home of OPM official accused of Covid-19 relief food irregularities

Several bags of posho, beans, jerrycans and other relief items have been found at the home of Martin Owor, the commissioner in charge of Disaster

April 10, 2020

CORONAVIRUS

DIAMOND TRUST BANK TO CONSOLIDATE ITS BRANCHES AS IT STRUGGLES WITH COURT OF APPEAL HAM Vs DTB CASE

How the Ugly DTB Financial Fraud Scam has over the time Eaten Into Customers’ Accounts

By Uganada times Investigation Total mistrust in Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) Uganda by customers is fast growing each passing day and it is beginning

February 17, 2020

Crime & Justice·Featured·Fraud/Thiefty·National

Robinah Kirinya, the 11th witness on Friday gave her testimony, saying she received two requests of tests from Police in correspondence to this case. However, the second request was dismissed by the court since it was about the third accused who was not in the court and Mubiru guided the witness and her prosecutor to concentrate on evidence pinning the two accused people present in the court. The first request was made on November 18, 2016, which had a projectile and was marked exhibit (1). She narrated, “They wanted me to examine and determine the calibre and the possible gun which was used to discharge the possible exhibit. The exhibit 2a was a coat navy blue, 2b was navy blue trouser. Exhibit 3 was a sky blued long-sleeved shirt. They wanted me to examine whether there were traces of gunshot residue on all of them.” She added that exhibit 5 and 6 were motor vehicles 725G and 548M respectively, also they wanted her to examine and determine whether the two vehicles had ever come into contact. They also requested her to determine traces of gunshot residue on exhibit 6. “Examination and tests were done, I wrote a report of the findings on May 31, 2017, I signed and I sealed it,” she added. Kirinya said that a projectile was a red bullet of the round nose and round ammunition of .22 LR inches, bearing 8 riffling impression which twists to the left and it was fired from a 2.22 firearm such as a pistol that twists to the right. “Due to weight and the length of bullet or projectile, the most probable weapon to have been used as a pistol or a revolver. A revolver is also a pistol with a revolving chamber. “A Griess reagent was applied on exhibit 2a, 2b, 3 and 4 however the exhibits 2b and 4 had nitrate radicles. On exhibit, the radicles were found on edges of the righthand pocket and inside while 4 had the nitrate radicles on chest right-hand side. The two were subjected to the X-ray and red Barium, Antimony elements were detected at the same parts as before,” she said. She also testified that she carried an examination from the two vehicles in question that exhibits 5 and 6, she noted there was contact between the two vehicles at the points bearing scratches. Also noted that 6 had gun short residue inside the left clave of the car. Kanyamunyu lawyers object Before the beginning of the cross-examination by the defence side, one of the Kanyamunyu’s lawyers Mcdusman Kabega objected to the request forms that police sent to witness 11. “My lord before, I proceed with the cross-examination, I see an uncoordinated document that was sent. The original request stated that Malik car Bond Jinja road while the photocopy reads Jinja road Junction,” said Kabega. His matter made Mubiru ask for the request form for him to review them by his eyes. When he reviewed them he also discovered the information on the request forms was not marching. “The photocopy has Akena Kenneth but the original has Akena Kenneth Watmon, where does the third name come from? The original has the make of the vehicle Toyota Land Cruiser TX but the photocopy does not have it, I see a lot of material difference here, counsel you need to first correct this as it has been raised by the defence side,” said Mubiru. However, the lead prosecutor Jonathan Muwaganya asked the court for the help of one of the officers who wrote the request form. “My lord I beg to ask for help from the officer who made.” Although he was given time, his explanation did not satisfy the defence counsels since they believed that indicating the name of their client in the request form and revealing their suspicions about the nature of gun could have created a certain level of bias to the examiner who conducted the tests on the projectile, coat, trouser, shirt and dress. Furthermore, the documents which included the biasing information were not presented to the court; only the copies without that detail were presented to the court. Mubiru had the plea and asked Muwaganya why he did not present all documents to the court. “Counsel, I see some new documents here why didn’t you present them in court?” asked Mubiru. Muwaganya said that some were photocopies which were not in the line with what the witness was telling. However, the defence side refused his argument and said “The copies were written by a non-officer and my lord this is a forgery,” said Kabega. But Mubiru refuted his suggestion and said that the court has to first confirm. “My lord this is material prejudice as far as the outcome of the examination is concerned. It’s my prayer lord that the court expunges this report from this case,” said Kabega. Although Mubiru did not accept Kabega’s plea, he admitted that there were some material discrepancies and attempted concealment which at face value may prejudice the accused case. “If the court is misinformed that creates prejudice since there is a lack of information which I wouldn’t have known if they didn’t raise the complaint. The court needs to know why,” he said. Muwaganya said, “My lord we need to invite the person who wrote these requests.” Mubiru agreed with him. “So we are going to have a trial within a trial because this is an argument of fact. We shall call the one who wrote them, who took them even who received them. So far the witness of the PW11 is suspended till the trial within the trial is done to rectify the facts. For now, the court has adjourned till next week on Tuesday afternoon when the trial within the trial will commence.”

Kanyamunyu trial: Judge calls for trial within a trial

High Court Judge Steven Mubiru has called for the trial within a trial in Kanyamunyu’s case following the discovery of uncoordinated request forms which

February 16, 2020

Featured·News

Balaam cautions King Michael on supporting NRM for the wrong reasons

Yesterday, singer King Michael came out and pointed fingers at events promoter Balaam Barugahara for blocking him from accessing the President of Uganda. King

January 21, 2020

CELEBRITY/GOSSIP

How Gen Kayihura, Hillary Onek and NDA aided deal to grow Marijuana in Uganda

On 6 March 2012, the then Bunyaruguru County(in Rubirizi) MP Cadet Benjamin wrote to the then Agriculture minister, Tress Bucyanayandi asking for a go head to

April 18, 2019

Cannabis·Featured