Anti-corruption protest: former Kyambogo vice guild president granted bail 

Former Kyambogo University vice president Claire Namara has been charged with disturbing religious assemblies by Mwanga II Magistrates court in Mengo, Kampala.

Namara, 25, appeared before grade one magistrate Amon Mugezi and denied the charges. Court heard that on July 28, at Lubaga Cathedral Church in Rubaga Division, Kampala district, Namara caused a disturbance during a religious ceremony. She has been granted a Shs 500,000 bail.

Yesterday Sunday, Namara protested at Lubaga Cathedral while holding a placard condemning the alleged corruption by speaker of parliament, Anita Annet Among. 

The placard stated, “Magogo’s Birthday Car would Pad One million Young Girls for a Year,” referencing the luxurious Range Rover Among gifted to her husband, Magogo recently.

Namara’s protest was part of a larger movement of over 100 people charged in connection to anti-corruption demonstrations. Among has dismissed calls for her resignation, claiming that the protests are backed by foreign agents opposed to the Anti-Homosexuality law previously passed by parliament.

Bail granted to other protesters

In related news, Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s court has granted bail to several other anti-corruption protesters, including former Makerere University guild president Robert Maseruka and intern doctor Abdul Rahman Ssagala Kabanda.

They, along with other accused persons, were charged with being a common nuisance following a protest on July 23, where they allegedly obstructed public walkways and made an unauthorized procession carrying placards.

The protesters, represented by Uganda Law Society (ULS) president Bernard Oundo and National Unity Platform (NUP) lawyers George Musisi and Benjamin Katana, denied the charges and applied for bail.

The court set a Shs 100,000 cash bail for each suspect while the sureties signed non-cash bonds of Shs 500,000 for Maseruka and Shs 300,000 for the other protesters. The accused are required to report back to court on August 29 for the trial.