Yowasi was arrested by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces-UPDF on 26th June 2024 in Ibuga village, Kitswamba Sub County, Kasese district, following a tip off from a community member.
Court heard on August 10, 2024, in Kogere Cell, Kasese Municipality, Kasita laced a rolex chapatti with poison, which he allegedly gave to his stepchildren, Caroline Mbambu, 8, and Catherine Kabugho, 10.
Wilson Bitamazire Mijumba, the Vice Chairperson for the Banyabindi Cultural and Development Trust, said that Byabasaija falsified accountability documents, misrepresenting funds that were never utilized.
Justice Makumbi says the situation concerning case management and litigation in Kasese is manageable and he will work with all concerned parties to make the circuit a model example of expeditious handling of court matters.
Chief Magistrate Betty Ajok explained that this initiative is a deliberate step to ensure transparency and protect the public from fraudulent activities.
The launch is part of a broader initiative by the Judiciary to establish 18 new High Court Circuits across various regions to enhance justice accessibility.
The Uganda Land commission-ULC acting chairman, Prof. Pen Mogi Nyeko said they are acting on the directive of the President who pledged to relinquish government interest in the same land in favour of the residents.
Jackson Muhindo Kasulenge was convicted on his plea of guilty over the murder of two people in Kamughobe one village in Kisinga Sub County in Kasese district.
The suspects have been identified as Bright Prosper, resident of Rubirizi district, Joseph Byamukama of 26 and Bogere Muzidalufa of 21both residents of Kasenyi.
The two UPDF buses transporting the royal guards led by Capt. Derrick Mwesige Ayebale entered the central business district around 8: 45am amid cheers and jubilations from the awaiting relatives, Rwenzururu Kingdom loyalists, and other town dwellers.
The Kasese Resident State Attorney, Geoffrey Oundo says Ajok cannot proceed with the hearing of the case on account that the lawyers for the accused have expressed displeasure with the manner she is handling the case.
The two were arrested from Nyamwamba West Cell in Kasese Municipality in October, 2022 during a night patrol that was led by police and local areas leaders following rampant cases of robbery.
The land in question is being contested by the former Member of Parliament for Bukonzo County East Kithende Appolonaris Kalibogha and the Catholic Diocese of Kasese.
The RDC told residents during a brief meeting at Rwentutu C.O.U that he stopped activities on the said land for harmony, until Wednesday next week when the state attorney will read to them the supreme court ruling.
The appointment had been halted in April last year, following a petition asking the Inspectorate of Government to investigate Bwambale for his alleged involvement in influencing the recruitment of Grade III teachers during a previous recruitment exercise.
Joseph Kule Muranga, the Rwenzurur Kingdom prime minister told URN in an interview that the six years the suspects have stayed in prison without being sentenced is enough punishment and it would only be just that government considers forgiveness and reconciliation.
