By Rachael Najjuma

29th Nov 2022

The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID has slapped charges of sectarianism against Joseph Kabuleta, the former presidential candidate, and President of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue-NEED political party.

In her statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, the Deputy Police Spokesperson, Claire Nabakka, says that Kabuleta was picked up for failure to honor a summons inviting him to appear before the CID on November 3rd, 2022.

Plain cloth security personnel picked up Kabuleta from his party headquarters in Bugolobi in Kampala, on Monday afternoon shortly after addressing a press conference.

According to the Police statement, Kabuleta was summoned to respond to allegations that he and others still at large, made utterances that were likely to create disaffection and promote feelings of ill will or hostility among members of the public.

They alleged that social service delivery in Mbarara is based on ethnic lines of the Tutsi, Bahima, Bakiga, and Banyakore a statement according to police attracts a charge of Promoting Sectarianism according to section 41(1) of the Penal Code Act PCA, CAP 120.

Kabuleta’s lawyer, Ivan Bowe, who has since condemned the manner in which his client was picked up, says that they have been denied access to his client which is in total violation of his rights.

Kabuleta’s arrest came hours after unknown men driving a drone picked up Sheikh Ramadhan Mwanja, the Deputy Amir of Jamatil Dawatil Salafiya Tablique Community shortly after stepping outside Nakasero Mosque.


Tuesday 29th November 2022 05:58:50 PM