UPADATE: The High Court in Bushenyi has acquitted Dr. Gilverse Twine of rape and incest charges involving his biological daughter, ending a case that had kept him on remand since 2022.
Justice Amos Kwizera ruled that the prosecution failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove the allegations against Dr. Twine.
Dr. Twine was arrested on June 29, 2022, after claims emerged that he had impregnated his then 17-year-old daughter, a Senior Three student at Bweranyangi Girls Secondary School.
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Fellow farmers, how are you managing ticks? We sprayed on Friday and this is today. All the ticks are alive. This is an eyesore. Where is the @MAAIF_Uganda vaccine? @enockk256@Novine_Farm@akajosh1
URA has been ordered to pay Babaana Children of Uganda Shs 1.66 bn after it unlawfully sold off donated medical equipment imported from Switzerland for a specialised clinic. The equipment, worth Shs 1.4bn, was sold for Shs 4m. @BbegMedia
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URA Sold Medical Equipment Worth UGX 1.46 Billion for UGX 4 Million? The High Court Wasn't Having It.
"Had such notice been issued, the plaintiff would have been afforded an opportunity to take remedial action." — Justice Bernard Namanya
This decision is a timely reminder that statutory power is never a license to ignore statutory procedure.
URA argued that the donated medical equipment had overstayed the statutory warehousing period and was therefore lawfully disposed of. But the Court shifted the focus from whether URA had the power to sell to how that power was exercised.
The Court found glaring procedural failures:
1. No proof of the mandatory one-month statutory notice before sale.
2. No valuation report before disposing of the goods.
3. Medical equipment worth about UGX 1.46 billion allegedly sold for only UGX 4 million.
4. The exit note couldn't even account for the high-value medical equipment rather it referred instead to worn clothing weighing far less than the imported cargo.
The lesson is bigger than customs law.
Whenever legislation grants a public authority the power to interfere with private rights, strict compliance with the procedure is not optional, it is the very source of the authority's legitimacy.
A public body may possess the power to act, but once it disregards the safeguards imposed by law, that action ceases to be lawful. Procedure is not a technicality; it is the citizen's first line of protection against arbitrary administrative action.
Babaana Children of Uganda Ltd v Uganda Revenue Authority (2026) UGHCCD 23
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Dr Besigye strips Chief State Attorney Richard Birivumbuka and the entire State machinery naked.
That Mr Birivumbuka must be following the indigenous communities judicial system. 😂
So, why did the train stop after knocking the bus? I thought trains cannot be stopped once they have set off. Both drivers are to blame. This was a case of very reckless driving.
This self importance is unmatched. Uganda has never benefited from your visit apart from your usual noise. You don't sleep in hotels, you're given children's Bedroom from colleagues. You don't hire a car, you are picked and dropped. You don't eat in our Hotels, you are offered what to eat. So, whether you visit or not, You remain a liability.