The detained patron for Boda-Boda 2010, Abdallah Kitata has denied allegations of being a member or its leader of the group that is alleged to have terrorized the boda-boda community in Kampala.
Following cross examination of witnesses, in December last year, the chairman of Makindye General Court Martial (GCM), Lt. Gen. Andrew Gutti ruled that the embattled patron for Boda-Boda 2010 Abdullah Kitata has a case to answer in the criminal charges leveled against him.
Appearing before Court Martial earlier in the day, in his Defence, Kitata denied ownership of the golden pistol, rounds of ammunition and military fatigue that were brought to court last year,
“I don’t know about the Golden Pistol. I only saw and heard about it here in General Court Martial and I am not a member of boda-boda 2010 neither am I a leader of boda-boda 2010.” He said in a narration of what transpired during his arrest at Vine hotel in Wakaliga.
He contended that witnesses brought to court including Private Richard Kasaija were not at the scene at the time when he was nabbed and vowed to produce his own witnesses. He asked court to avail CCTV camera footage that was captured before, during after his arrest.
The matter was adjourned to 21st January 2018, a day after clocking one year on remand in Makindye military barracks.
Kitata was in January arrested by a joint force of Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) and Internal Security Organization (ISO) and is currently facing five counts including failure to protect war material and being in unlawful possession of military stores contrary to the UPDF Act.