Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi commonly known as Bobi Wine has today appeared at Buganda Road Court and has been charged with disobedience of statutory duty contrary to section 116 of the Penal Code Act, committed in July 2018.
He has been remanded to Luzira Maximum Prison until May 2, 2019.
The MP appeared before Court following his arrest and detention on Monday morning at Naggalama Police station in Mukono district where he was later driven to Buganda road court where grade one Magistrate Esther Nahirya read him charges. He was charged with David Lule, Julius Katongole, Edward Sebuufu and his elder brother Fred Nyanzi.
The charges against Bobi Wine relate to holding an illegal public meeting over the social media tax (OTT tax) that was introduced by Government last year as he did not give notice or inform any authorised officer about it.