Former Rubaga RCC Herbert Anderson Burora has been further remanded to Luzira prison up to July 19, 2024 to allow the state to verify the authenticity of the documents presented by his three sureties.
Burora has been charged afresh for offences relating to hate speech and spreading malicious information against Speaker Anita Among. Buganda Road court ordered DPP to amend the charge sheet to include his contentious remarks on X.
The Prosecution says Burora called the speaker a murderer, kidnapper, torturer, and corrupt.
Burora’s remand of one week will allow the Court to make a decision on his bail application
He was picked up on July 1, 2024 by plain-clothed men from his residence in Ntinda and held in several police stations before winding up at Central Police Station, Kampala. Burora was then presented to the Buganda Road Court and remanded to Luzira.
Last week Anita Among pledged to listen to the concerns of one Fatuma Nansubuga, who was arrested in front of Parliament holding a placard written that the Speaker must resign.
Anita Among’s statement was received as a green light in Uganda’s political landscape. It suggested a potential shift towards greater openness and dialogue between the government and its citizens and it is also a sign that the voices of the people are beginning to be heard. However, the citizens also called for the release of the embattled Burora.
