MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana face death over murder

Sep 07, 2021

The charges carry a maximum sentence of death upon conviction. 

MPs Ssegirinya (L) and Ssewanyana in the dock at Masaka Chief Magistrates' Court. (All Photos by Dismus Buregyeya)

Dismus Buregeya
Journalist @New Vision

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MASAKA - Two Members of Parliament have been charged and remanded to Kitalya Prisons on charges of murder and attempted murder.

The charges carry a maximum sentence of death upon conviction. 

Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana being led to the cells after court ordering for their remand. (Credit: Dismus Buregyeya)

Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Ssewanyana being led to the cells after court ordering for their remand. (Credit: Dismus Buregyeya)

Muhammed Ssegirinya (Kawempe North) and Allan Ssewanyana of Makindye West were sent on remand by the Chief Magistrates' Court in Masaka after being charged in connection with the rampant deaths in Masaka district.

Ssegirinya and Ssewanyana, all of the National Unity Platform (NUP) appeared before the Masaka Chief Magistrates' Court on three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

They were joined by two co-accused; John Mugera and Wamala Bulo, all residents of  Ndeeba in Lubaga Division and Kiyembe Zone, Kibuye, Makindye Division in Kampala.

The four were remanded until September 15.

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