MP Ssegirinya Further Remanded.

In Summary
  • The Kawempe North MP is charged with incitement to violence. 
  • The charge stems from an alleged post on his Facebook page over hurting Bobiwine.
  • He is also facing murder and terrorism charges. 
Muhammad Ssegirinya
Image: Babirye Sania

Further hearing of the incitement of violence case against Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya has once again flopped before Buganda Road Court. 

Ssegirinya returned this morning before grade one magistrate Sienna Owomugisha, but coyrt had that his lawyer Shamim Malende was still sick and unable to come to coury.

The case was further adjourned to the 30th of June for further hearing.

Last week, the Magistrate blamed Ssegirinya's defense team of delaying the hearing of the said case due to unnecessary adjournments .

It is s alleged  that between August and September 2020 while in Kampala, Ssegirinya commonly known as Mr Update made statements on his Facebook page "Ssegirinya Muhammad Fans Page " calculated to incite the public to participate in violence against a section or group of Ugandans. 

He is said to have posted a statement that "I am warning those who are trying to assassinate Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu that what will happen will be forty times worse than the 1994 Rwandan genocide.

Ssegirinya is currently on remand at Luzira Maximum prison with Makindye West MP Allan Sewanyana on charged if terrorism and murder. 

The said charges are in relation to last year's Bijambiya killings in Masaka district that left over 10 people hacked to death by panga wielding men and the two legislators are accused of masterminding and funding the said killings.