Upcountry supporters have started arriving in Kampala in various buses to attend a court session on Wednesday and witness the appearance of opposition leaders and Activists for Change (A4C). The president of FDC Col. Kiiza Besigye has kindly requested all those who would like to stand surety for the famous five plus nine FDC supporters to be at Buganda Road Court with passports/IDs and an LC letters by 8:00am. He also called on human rights lawyers to avail their services to the opposition.

Dr Kizza Besigye, together with Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago (DP) have been summoned to answer changes of unlawful assembly in connection with the death of Assistant Inspector of Police John Bosco Ariong.

The Chief Magistrates Court at Buganda Road, presided over by Ms Eleanor Khainza, summoned Besigye and Lukwago with Kawempe Division chairperson Mubarak Munyagwa, FDC women league leader ms Ingrid Turinawe and Kampala Woman MP ms Nabilah Naggayi to appear before her on Wednesday.  Ms Khainza also issued production warrants for the nine people who were last week remanded to Luzira Prison over the killing of AIP Ariong.

The nice suspects on remand are Harold Kaija, Robert Kavuma, Mohammed Ssebugwawo, Hanifah Nakitende, Abdu Mutwalib Kayondo, Malik Nsubuga, Ismail Kirya, Farida Nalubega and Hajj Twalib Kakande. The LC5 woman councilor for Mpigi district, ms Catherine Ddembe, was also summoned. Ddembe is currently in comma over alleged police torture and beating. The government alleges that on March 21, between Kafumbe-Mukasa road, Namirembe Road and Mini-Price building on Ben Kiwanuka Street in Kampala the suspects formed an unlawful assembly with the purpose of inciting members of the public against the police leading to the death of Ariong and injuring of AIPs Wabwire, Police Constable Julius Olweng.

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Hundreds of people in Kampala have called in radio talk shows wondering how the former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) director; George Agaba, a person facing murder charges could be released on bail pending trial and his co accused, and a guard Santos Makmot remains in the prison.

Some of the callers wondered whether Agaba is out because he is a son of Sam Kutesa, the minister of Uganda for Foreign Affairs or it’s because Agaba is a member of NRM and comes from western Uganda. Most of the callers requested the court to take back Agaba to Luzira prison.

The Nakawa High Court Judge Faith Mwondha granted Agaba bail on Thursday two months since he was remanded in Luzira prison over murder. Agaba is supposed to report to the Chief Magistrates Court every two weeks. Justice Mwondha gave Agaba bail on grounds of ill-health in connection to spinal sickness and his former body guard, Makmot Santos remained on remand.

Agaba was remanded to Luzira prison on January 31 in connection with the botched demolition exercise in Kampala in which one person was killed and scores injured.

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He has been remanded to Luzira after his bodyguard Santos Makmot was charged with similar charges two days back. Makmot was arrested over reported shooting at civilians and killed one male person in the due course on Port Bell road in Luzira.

Agaba reportedly ordered Makmot to shoot at people after KCCA was trying to demolish illegal structures from a road reserve. Agaba who appeared before Nakawa Magistrates Court was not allowed to plead to the charge because the court did not have the powers to hear his plea.

He was remanded to prison by Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu. He will reappear at the same court on February 8 for mention of his case. The court heard that on January 22, at Port bell, Luzira Agaba and Makmot shot to death a man and seriously injured three others.

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 Agaba was yesterday released on police bond, while his bodyguard, Santos Makmot, was remanded to Luzira Prison over murder of civilians in Luzira last week.

The president of Forum for Democratic Change (FDC), Col. Kiiza Beisgye wonders why Agaba was released yet there is evidence that he pulled the gun out of his car and gave it to his body guard who executed the killing. Agaba and the body guard were arrested on Sunday after the incident.

Makmot, a police detective attached to the Police’s department of Very Important Persons Protection Unit (VIPPU), was charged with murder at the Nakawa Magistrates Court and Agaba was released from Jinja Road Police Station.

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The policemen under the command of the Operations commander Kampala North Metropolitan, Sam Omara stormed Turinawe’s home in Canaan Sites Estate, Nakwero village located along Kampala Gayaza road on Monday.

The same police also arrested Turinawe on Monday. She was charged at Kasangati magistrates’ court and remanded at Kasangati prison on the same day.

Omara says that Turinawe and her supporters are not allowed to participate in ‘walk to work campaigns, because the said protests are unconstitutional.

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