Three remaining KCCA Councilors granted bail from Kitalya prison

By Rachael Najjuma

17^th Feb 2022

Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has granted bail to the three Lord Councilors of Kampala Capital City Authority -KCCA who had remained on remand at Kitalya.

The three are Moshin Kakande, Charles Ssemakula and Richard Ssembatya.

These are part of the 14 lord councilors; four women and ten men who were arrested on February 3^rd 2022 allegedly for inciting members of the public to demonstrate violently against the officials of KCCA by reason of their office to remove street vendors from the streets of Kampala city.

According to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions -DPP the crime was committed along Allen Road in Kampala Central, Kampala district. However, they all denied the charges hence their application for bail.

On Monday February 14^th the second banch of councilors including Faisal Kibirige, Gadhafi Nasur, Mosh Ssendi, Afrikan, Paul Kato and Moses Kataabu were granted bail by Grade One Magistrate Sanula Nambozo on a cash bail of Sh500, 000 and their sureties bonded at Sh2million not cash.

The first group to be granted bail on February 11^th was Zahara Luyirika, the KCCA Speaker, Winnie Nansubuga, Rose Kigozi, Fausta Bitaano and Gadhafi Jafari Kamya and according to their lawyers Kenneth Paul Kakande and Erias Lukwago they argued that the councilors were beaten in the process of arresting them and sustained serious injuries that needed treatment.

The case has been adjourned to March 16^th for further mention.