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Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kampala has remanded three anti-corruption activists to Luzira prison following their arrest for staging a nude protest at Parliament. The protestors, Norah Kobusingye, Praise Aloikin Opoloje, and Kemitoma Kyenzibo, were demonstrating against Speaker Anita Among, demanding her resignation.
Appearing before Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayiizi, the trio was charged with being a common nuisance, as per Section 148(1) of the Penal Code Act. They denied the charges but were remanded after failing to provide substantial sureties for bail.
The chief magistrate noted that it was not possible to adjourn the case to the following day as was requested by the protestors’ lawyer Paul Wasswa to enable him prepare sureties for his clients.
“It is late and I have been the only judicial officer who has worked today at Buganda Road Court because others have gone for a two-day training. It is not possible for me to have the matter adjourned to tomorrow,” said Mr Kayiizi.
He set the next hearing for September 12.