Weapons, murder and Besigye: A week of high-stakes courtroom drama

Uganda’s courts delivered a couple of consequential decisions last week, from allegations of a weapons plot in the treason trial of opposition politician Dr Kizza Besigye to lengthy prison sentences for murder, mandatory bail for lawyer Male Mabirizi and major awards in commercial and defamation disputes. At the centre of the week’s proceedings was Besigye’s […] The post Weapons, murder and…