{"id":75594,"date":"2024-08-02T18:17:16","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T15:17:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kfm.co.ug\/?p=75594"},"modified":"2024-08-02T18:17:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T15:17:16","slug":"court-to-rule-on-mps-bail-on-monday-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/court-to-rule-on-mps-bail-on-monday-next-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Court to rule on MPs\u2019 bail on Monday next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court has set Monday July 5th to rule on the bail applications filed by embattled Members of Parliament; Youth Mutembuli,\u00a0Cissy Namujju and Paul Akamba.<\/p>\n<p>The MPs who have been on remand at Luzira prison for the past two months, have today made a fresh attempt at seeking bail before Justice Lawrence Gidudu.<\/p>\n<p>MP Mutembuli&#8217;s sureties include; Mutibwa Geoffrey Eric, the MP for Bunyole West County, Florence Nebanda, the Woman representative for Butalejja, Stephen Baka Mugabi, his Bukooli\u00a0North counterpart as well as Namukose Minsa Kirya the principal community development officer Mukono Municipality.<\/p>\n<p>Namujju&#8217;s sureties include;\u00a0Alex Brandon Kintu (Kagoma North), Pamela Amogo (Budaka), Javiira Ssemwanga (Buyamba County, Rakai district and Muhammed Sentayi (Bukoto West) Lwengo District.<\/p>\n<p>While Kamba&#8217;s sureties include; Mariam Naigaga (Namutumba District and Maurice Kibarya (Bugabula County South).<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile further hearing of the main case has been pushed to the 8th and 9th of this August.<\/p>\n<p>Hearing of the said case commenced today\u00a0with complainant and UHRC chairperson Mariam Wangadya pinning the three of having solicited for a 20% cut from her proposed 2024\/2025 budget by promising to have it enhanced by the parliamentary budget committee and finance ministry.<\/p>\n<p>However, Wagandya testified that it was Mutembuli who first solicited for the 5% cut initially before bringing the other two MPs and also had the bribe increased from 5% to 20%.<\/p>\n<p>She then\u00a0meet president Museveni and revealed to him her dilemma,forcing President Museveni to set up a plan to have the suspects recorded which came to pass.<\/p>\n<p>According to Wangadya,\u00a0the MPs especially Cissy Namujju who spoke with so much toughness told her that they will consequences if she did not deliver on their bribe since they needed that bribe badly for the coming 2026 general Elections campaigns in order to be re-elected.<\/p>\n<p>However, their lawyers led by Evans Ochenge and Rukutana objected to have the alleged video recording of\u00a0their clients asking for the said bribe\u00a0being played in court.<\/p>\n<p>The MPs have since denied the said allegations and have further been remanded.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court has set Monday July 5th to rule on the bail applications filed by embattled Members of Parliament; Youth Mutembuli,\u00a0Cissy Namujju and Paul Akamba. The MPs who have been on remand at Luzira prison for the past two months, have today made a fresh attempt at seeking bail before Justice Lawrence Gidudu. MP Mutembuli&#8217;s sureties include; Mutibwa Geoffrey Eric, the MP for Bunyole West County, Florence Nebanda, the Woman representative for Butalejja, Stephen Baka Mugabi, his Bukooli\u00a0North counterpart as well as Namukose Minsa Kirya the principal community development officer Mukono Municipality. Namujju&#8217;s sureties include;\u00a0Alex Brandon Kintu (Kagoma North), Pamela Amogo (Budaka), Javiira Ssemwanga (Buyamba County, Rakai district and Muhammed Sentayi (Bukoto West) Lwengo District. 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