Besigye lawyer Eron Kiiza finally granted bail, fixed at sh20 million

▶ Cash bond of UGX. 20m.
▶ Sureties at UGX. 50m non-cash.
▶ Eron to report to the Registrar every 1st Monday of the month.

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The High Court in Kampala has granted bail of sh20 million to lawyer Eron Kiiza.

Kiiza was on Friday granted bail by the Criminal Division Judge Michael Elubu, who ordered him to pay sh20 million cash and his three sureties, who include his wife Sylvia Tumwebaze, his cousin Dr. Kabumba Busingye and friend  Prima Kwagala, to execute a non-cash bond of sh50 million each.

Eron Kiiza has also been ordered to deposit his passport with the Court Registrar and only seek permission from the Court should he want to travel outside the Country.

Kiiza has spent more than 80 days in Kitalya prison, where he was serving a 9-month imprisonment term for contempt of the General Court martial.  He ran out of luck when he was on January 7th 2025 found guilty of misconduct and summarily sentenced by the General Court martial presided over by Brigadier Robert Freeman Mugabe.

Eron Kiiza had gone to represent  Col Dr. Kiiza Besigye and Hajji Obeid Lutaale who were at that time battling charges of treachery and being in illegal possession of ammunition and firearms.

However, being dissatisfied with the sentence, Kiiza appealed against this sentence and also applied for bail, which has been granted.

Among the grounds for his bail was that the  Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice Owiny-Dollo, gave a landmark decision in which it banned the trials of civilians like him in the General Court Martial.

He said he was accordingly serving an illegal sentence.  However, his appeal is still pending and has not yet been determined on its merits.

Eron Kiiza’s lawyers and friends have, however, said that the 20 million shillings is too much for a person seeking justice.

Bail Granted!!

Eron Kiiza is a free man!!

*Small issue: cash bail of 20m! #EronKiizaVsUganda https://t.co/cJE7FLCZPX pic.twitter.com/s1dXZwaANf

— Anthony Natif (@TonyNatif) April 4, 2025