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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nakawa and Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court had a busy Tuesday evening as suspects arrested during the “Walk to Parliament” demonstrations were arraigned before the courts
More than 50 people were remanded to Luzira prison on charges arising from their alleged involvement in the anti corruption demonstrations in the city earlier in the day.
The demonstraters distributed to different Magistrates at Nakawa and Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Courts were charged amidst heavy security deployment from Uganda police. Security both armed with guns and batons were inside and out of the court premises.
They faced two counts; common nuisance and being idle and disorderly. They appeared before the Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidhasa where they denied the charges.
Sone of those that were arraigned before the courts included, Thomas Kanzira a Medical Doctor, Faiza Salima a Journalist, Bernard Olupot a Marketer and Hamala Edgar Barlow a senior Photographer and Aljab Musinguzi a resident of Nakawa Division. They were remanded until July 30th, 2024.
Some of the accused persons appeared before the Buganda Road Court were charged before Grade One Magistrate Caroline Kyoshabire and remanded until August 5th, 2024 as investigations continue.
They comprised students, businessmen and women, KCCA councilors, veterinary doctors, and other politicians.
Other accused persons including famous local movie actresses like Nabossa appeared before Grade One Magistrates Jalia Basajjabalaba and Sanula Nambozo and were remanded until August 6th 2024 and July 31st 2024.
Prosecution states that the suspects today at Parliamentary Avenue and Oasis Mall Nakumatt made a procession in the middle of the road while carrying placards demanding the resignation of the Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among, an act not authorized by law and therefore annoying the public.
It’s further alleged that the suspects publicly conducted themselves in a manner likely to cause a breach of peace .
Various lawyers led by the Uganda Law Society President Bernard Oundo represented the accused persons where hundreds of their relatives and friends attended court to stand surety while others were in solidarity.
Meanwhile, chaos ensued at court after the remand of the protestors as scores were also arrested from within court premises as they protested the remand of their colleagues.
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Corruption
As a pensioner, I observed a corruption free exercise last week and celebrated receiving a free bottle of mineral water during an exercise
This corruption whose current case definition is yet to be determined needs serious analysis before real solutions are generated
We stress our age because by 1984, one could offer service from 8.00am to 5.00pm under difficult conditions but without asking for money from those receiving a service
Gradually the situation changed
The very human beings that did the right thing in the right place turned out to have acquired certain traits
Without identifying the factors that led to that evolution, how do you intend to slow or even reverse it?
It is a vice
Very dangerous trend
Deep routed in the moral fabric of society right from the house hold
We condemn in it but let us analyse the route causes and address them