Uganda Case Law

Lorika & Another v Uganda (URA)

Lorika & Another v Uganda (URA) (Criminal Appeal 1 of 2025) [2025] UGHCACD 8 (7 April 2025)

Court

HC: Anti corruption Division (Uganda)

Case number

Criminal Appeal 1 of 2025

Judge

Okuo-Kajuga, J

The trial court erred in convicting the appellants based on documents that were not admitted as exhibits, violating established evidentiary standards. The charges under Section 203(b) of the East African Community Customs Management Act were fatally defective for omitting the essential element that the false documents related to customs, depriving the accused of adequate notice and opportunity to defend. Furthermore, the prosecution, led by a customs officer, lacked mandate to prefer charges under the Penal Code Act for obtaining money by false pretenses and conspiracy to defraud. The respond…

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• False Documentation
• Defective Charge Sheet
• Burden Of Proof
• Admissibility Of Evidence
• Obtaining By False Pretenses
• Conspiracy To Defraud

Kalungi v Uganda

Kalungi v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 47 of 2022) [2022] UGHC 15 (18 August 2022)

Court

High Court of Uganda

Case number

Criminal Appeal No. 47 of 2022

Judge

Muwata, J

The High Court dismissed a criminal appeal against sentence and compensation, but corrected the compensation order to UGX 69,300,000 after crediting money already refunded.

• Sentencing
• Compensation Orders
• Obtaining By False Pretenses
• Personation
• Appeals
• Trial Court Discretion