Matooke Republic
Saturday, July 19, 2025
  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Gossip
  • Features
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Photos
  • Relationships
Matooke Republic
  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Gossip
  • Features
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Photos
  • Relationships
No Result
View All Result
Matooke Republic
No Result
View All Result

Lukwago confirms locations of MPs Ssegirinya and Ssewanyana

Matooke Republic by Matooke Republic
February 14, 2023
in News
Reading Time: 3 mins read
34
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has confirmed that MPs Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya are out of prison, despite not physically meeting them.

The two MPs, who have been on remand at Kigo since September 2021, were granted bail on Monday by Justice Lawrence Tweyanze.

However, their legal team spent almost the entire night at Kigo Prison demanding their release.

RELATED POSTS

Familiar faces that were swept aside in the NRM Primaries

Husband of NRM’s Kamuli district LCV aspirant shot dead

“I want to confirm to everybody that the two honorable members of parliament, Allan Ssewanyana, and Muhammad Ssegirinya, were duly discharged after submitting their requirements according to the court order,” said Uganda Prison Service’s spokesperson Frank Baine.

Despite Baine’s claims that the two MPs had been released, their lawyers and respective family members had not seen the MPs.

While appearing on NBS TV this morning, lawyer Erias Lukwago provided an update about the whereabouts of the legislators.

“I spoke to the wife of Hon. Ssewanyana this morning. She drove to Masulita and she confirmed that the Hon. Allan was there and arrangements are being made to take him to a health facility to get treatment,” said Lukwago.

He also confirmed that Ssegirinya had been dropped at his mother’s home in Mengo.

On September 7, 2021, the two legislators were charged with murder before the Masaka Magistrates’ Court.

The charges were in connection with a 2021 spate of killings that occurred in the Greater Masaka region. The killings claimed the lives of 28 people.

The two MPs were later slapped with additional charges of terrorism and abetting terrorism. Since then, the MPs have faced a back-and-forth of bail applications and case hearings.

According to Lukwago, the experience has been a nasty, frustrating, and disgusting journey.

“You only had to keep fighting because it was a matter of life and death. I am short of words to express what we have gone through with the relatives of these legislators. It’s really traumatizing,” he said.

However, Lukwago said that there is certainly no sigh of relief on his part.

“The right of bail right now is in exceptional circumstances, highly exceptional once you are arraigned on political charges.

This Museveni regime has killed this country to the marrow that even for one to get justice in this country, it has to be presumed and imagined that it is some “Big brother” somewhere that has to come and say get out of this place,” he said.

Ssegirinya and Ssewanyana will be reporting to the registrar of the International Crimes Division of the High Court in Kampala once a month.

Related

Tags: Allan SsewanyanaLord Mayor Erias LukwagoMuhammad Ssegirinya
Share14Tweet9Send
Matooke Republic

Matooke Republic

Freshly peeled info from area code 256

Related Posts

MP Allan Ssewanyana.

MP Allan Ssewanyana faces fresh terrorism charges

by Matooke Republic
2 months ago

...

Minister Norbert Mao and his wife Beatrice Nambi.

Minister Mao’s wife Beatrice Nambi declares bid for Kampala Lord Mayor, vows to unseat Erias Lukwago

by Matooke Republic
4 months ago

...

MP Allan Ssewanyana.

Allan Ssewanyana pays emotional tribute to Late MP Ssegirinya

by Matooke Republic
6 months ago

...

Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago.

Lukwago demands public release of Kiteezi report: “Ugandans deserve to know roles of sacked officials”

by Matooke Republic
10 months ago

...

Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago flown to India for spinal surgery

by Matooke Republic
1 year ago

...

Next Post

How to celebrate Valentine’s Day on a budget

The three couples whose Valentine's Day posts we can't wait to see

RECOMMENDED

Denim Cartel and Guinness Smooth are throwing a cultural moment this Sunday

July 18, 2025

Kabira Country Club Wins 2025 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award

July 18, 2025
  • 643 Followers
  • 23.9k Followers

MOST VIEWED

  • Here is how to use NIRA’s new online portal to register or renew your national ID

    4005 shares
    Share 1602 Tweet 1001
  • DNA test confirms late MP Ssegirinya was father to only 4 of 9 children presented after his death

    103 shares
    Share 41 Tweet 26
  • Properties owned by late billionaire Aponye at risk of auction over Shs15 billion loan arrears

    80 shares
    Share 32 Tweet 20
  • Socialite Don Chris says no one can arrest him after allegedly defrauding Ugandans of over Shs500 million with fake promises of high-paying jobs in UK and Canada

    48 shares
    Share 19 Tweet 12
  • Muhoozi announces meeting with all First Sons of Uganda’s former Presidents; but who are they and what are they currently doing?

    43 shares
    Share 17 Tweet 11
Matooke Republic

Uganda's only free Newspaper. Out every Thursday. Freshly peeled info. kiwatule, Kampala, Uganda.

  • Home
  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Gossip
  • Features
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Health
  • Photos

© Matooke Republic 2024

© Matooke Republic 2024

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.