The Kanyanya Chief Magistrates Court in Kampala has remanded 34 of the 37 NUP supporters who have been charged today with inciting violence after being arrested from their party Presidential Candidate Robert Kyagulanyi’s rally.
These including Kalyango Muhammed Lugonvu who was unable to walk were on Wednesday arraigned before the Court presided over by Angella Aloya and charged with one offense. Those remanded majority included boda Boda riders, Carpenters, Porters, students and builders who are all residents of Kampala and Wakiso Districts and Pricilla Aketch Jojo a TV Presenter at KS TV.
The Court has heard that on November 24th at the rally of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu in Kanyanya Zone in Kawempe Division in Kampala District without lawful excuse made statements implying to bring death to police officers and to damage others or destroy property of others.
The group which was represented by Twin Lawyers Kato Tumusiime and Kakuru Tumusiime has all denied the charges and three of them asked to be released on bail arguing that they had substantial sure ties and charges against them were bailable by the court.
The three include Kalyango Muhammed Lugonvu who couldn’t walk on his own and was supported to Court and kept lying on the Court floor with his red military like NUP attire . The others are Abdulmalik Lukwago and Yusuf Katende.
However, Prosecution led by Cathy Nakagwa objected to their release on bail saying the offense is grave and investigations are still on going.
If released on bail , Nakagwa told court that they can still commit the same offences which is a matter of death.
She noted that Lugonvu has not brought sureties and therefore court cannot release him on bail and there is no prove that his condition can’t be managed in prison.
However, Magistrate has granted three of them non cash bail of 500,000 shillings not cash including to the sick supporter Lugonvu who didn’t have a surety.
The magistrate released him on bail after hearing that his phone got lost from the fracas within which they were arrested from and he was injured to the extent that he lost his phone and was unable to talk to his people.
The remaining 34 others have been remanded until Friday November 28th 2025 as investigations continue.
Relatedly, the 41 NUP supporters who were remanded yesterday by the same Court have also today showed up for further bail application. Of these, only 12 have been granted a cash bail of 200,000 shillings and their sureties bonded 1m non cash.
This group that went to prison yesterday will return on December 23rd 2025. Only 12 of this group was released because others didn’t have sureties to stand for them.
Trouble for the NUP supporters started on Monday when Kyagulanyi was campaigning at Kawempe South Growers Playground. While he addressed the crowd, rounds of tear gas were fired nearby as police and the army clashed with supporters along the road. Kyagulanyi was scheduled to proceed to his second rally at Kanyanya Playground in Kawempe North at around 4 p.m.
However, as he left the venue, security forces fired tear gas and live bullets to disperse the large crowds following him. It was also observed that some supporters hurled stones at police officers, prompting police to beat them, and several youths were arrested. Several people sustained injuries during the clashes, with some suffering deep wounds, while others fainted and were rushed to nearby clinics for first aid.
Police is alleged to have used canine dogs to intimidate the thousands of supporters in Kyagulanyi’s stronghold. The Uganda Law Society, through its president Anthony Asiimwe, has since condemned the use of dogs, comparing it to South Africa’s apartheid.
The 34 supporters remanded today and 29 remaining supporters from the group of 41 supporters remanded yesterday now join 11 other NUP supporters who were earlier remanded by the same court on charges of conducting illegal military drills. Some of these include Olivia Lutaya, Edward Ssebuufu aka Eddie Mutwe, Saudah Madada, and Tasi Calvin, among others.
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