Security has been beefed around Kampala today as Uganda’s opposition leader

Dr/Col. Kizza Besigye is anticipated to tour Owino (St. Balikuddembe) market. Yesterday Besigye appeared at Buganda road court to answer charges of violence that resulted into the murder of Assistant Inspector of Police (AIP) John Bosco Ariong last week. As he (Besigye) was returning home the police fired tear gas on him and beat up his supporters. Besigye’s appearance in court followed the Chief Magistrate Eleanor Khainza decision to issue criminal summons to Besigye and 14 others.

Besigye and group were charged with four counts emerging from unlawful society that is contrary to Section 56 and 57 of Uganda’s Penal Code Act.

Ariong was hit with a blunt object, suspected to be a stone thrown from a building on Ben Kiwanuka Street, as Police battled with the crowd that involved opposition political leaders, who were in the demonstration.

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City Hall Grade Two Magistrate, James Wambaya issued criminal summons to Kalungi a prominent city business man after Kalungi failed to honor his bail granted to him last month.

Prosecution led by Joseph Kwesiga told court that the matter has been fixed for hearing and was surprised that neither Kalungi nor his lawyer Joseph Luzige had appeared in court yet they were aware of the trial date.

Kalungi was on 15th June this year arrested from his construction site on Kafumbe Mukasa road, charged and remanded to Luzira prison on allegations that he was constructing a commercial building at Kisenyi plot 237 and 238 without first obtaining development permission from a physical planning committee of Kampla Capital City Authority.

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