Fatuma Nansubuga, a 34-year-old resident of Kalerwe market in Kawempe Division, has been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of common nuisance.
Nansubuga was arrested two days ago after staging a lone protest outside parliament. On Thursday, she was arraigned before Grade One Magistrate Caroline Kyoshabire.
The Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court heard that on July 2, Nansubuga was seen in Kampala Central carrying placards demanding the resignation of the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among. According to the prosecution, the placards bore words indicating that Uganda must be free from corruption, which they argue inconvenienced the public by blocking their walkway, thus constituting a common nuisance.
The prosecution informed the court that investigations in the case are complete and requested a hearing date. Nansubuga denied the charges and, through her lawyer Swaibu Kitakule, applied for bail. However, Magistrate Kyoshabire advised Nansubuga’s lawyer to apply for bail at the next sitting.
Consequently, Nansubuga, who had been held at Kampala Central Police Station for two nights, was sent to Luzira Prison until July 9. Nansubuga is not the only individual recently charged in court over cases related to alleged condemnation of corruption involving Speaker Among.
On Wednesday, former Rubaga Division RCC Herbert Anderson Burora was also sent to Luzira Prison by the same court on charges of hate speech and spreading malicious information. Burora had been suspended from office for allegedly issuing statements on social media without authority from his supervisors. He had criticized Among over corruption on social media platform X.
Additionally, a few months ago, TikToker Ibrahim Musana, known as Pressure 24/7, was remanded for about two months for promoting hate speech against Among, President Museveni, and the Kabaka of Buganda before securing his freedom.
