8 Remanded on Assault Charges Following Iron Sheets Scandal Protest

Buganda Road Magistrate's Court has remanded eight activists to Luzira Prison on charges of assault. The activists were arrested during a protest demanding the prosecution of ministers and Members of Parliament implicated in the iron sheets scandal, a corruption case involving the misappropriation of funds meant for the provision of iron sheets to vulnerable communities.

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The Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court has remanded eight activists to Luzira Prison on charges of assault allegedly committed as police moved to arrest 11 people who were protesting delayed prosecution of ministers and MPs implicated in the iron sheets scandal. The activists who were arrested in downtown Kampala on Tuesday for protesting corruption and delayed prosecution of suspects involved in the iron sheets scandal that has sucked in top officials in President Museveni’s government were arraigned before Grade One Magistrate Asuman Muhumuza on Thursday.Those who were remanded include Moses Bukenya, Nelson Ndyasiima, Sanyu Najjuma, and Sharif Kawooya.  Others are Augustine Batanda, Gilbert Nayebare, Shafia Ssegawa and Teddy Ssemakula. 

The activists who are members of the Revolution Against Dictatorship (RAD) and Torture Survivors Movement pressure groups carried iron sheets demanding the government to give justice to the vulnerable people of the Karamojong sub-region who were the intended beneficiaries of the iron sheets by prosecuting the senior officials involved.

According to court, on March 28, 2023 at Ben Kiwanuka Street in Kampala District, the accused persons assaulted Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Flavia Nsimenta, an officer who at that time was executing her duty.

The Prosecution led by Jean Nayebare told Court that investigations into the case are still on going and asked for an adjournment to gather more evidence against the suspects.