Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has further remanded Detective Assistant Superintendent of Police (D/ASP) Charles Mansio Twiine, the former spokesperson for the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), to Luzira Prison as investigations into multiple charges, including hate speech, continue.
Twiine is jointly charged with Mitala Noah, also known as Noah Mutwe, a butcher and member of the National Unity Platform (NUP).
The duo faces eight counts, including incitement to violence, spreading malicious information, hate speech, and conspiracy to commit a felony.
The accused appeared before Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi today at the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court.
Chief State Attorney Richard Birivumbuka informed the court that investigations into the case are still ongoing.
Through their legal representatives, both Twiine and Mitala applied for bail, arguing that the offenses for which they are charged are bailable by the Magistrates Court.
Twiine presented four sureties to support his bail application: Alex Atuhaire, a long-time friend and lecturer at Victoria University; his wife, Ketty Kabagenyi, a secondary school teacher at Namagunga; James Mugisha, a commissioner at the Equal Opportunities Commission; and his brother Basimwa, director of Baguma Restaurant in Mbarara.
Mitala Noah presented his father, Henry Kabuye, and other relatives including Esther Harriet Namala and Juliet Namusoke as sureties.
State Attorney Birivumbuka confirmed that Twiine’s legal team submitted the bail application via the Electronic Court Case Management Information System (ECCMIS) on June 2.
He acknowledged that the delay caused by the public holiday on June 3 was not in contention.
Chief Magistrate Kayizzi ruled that both Twiine and Mitala be remanded to Luzira Prison until June 17, 2025, to allow the prosecution time to file a formal response to the bail applications.
By Alex Magala
5th June 2025
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