Two Ugandan youths have been remanded to Kigo Jail after being accused of insulting President Yoweri Museveni, his household, and a number of other Nationwide Resistance Motion (NRM) supporters by movies on TikTok.
David Ssengozi, recognized on the platform as Fortunate Selection, and Isaiah Ssekagiri appeared earlier than Entebbe Chief Justice of the Peace Stella Maris Amabilis on Monday.
They face prices associated to hate speech and allegedly spreading malicious data focusing on high-profile people, together with Museveni and his relations on TikTok.
The accusations come from on-line content material posted between September and October 2024 on Ssengozi’s TikTok account, LukyChoice70.
Prosecutors allege that Ssengozi, alongside Ssekagiri and one other particular person, Julius Tayebwa, shared data supposed to “ridicule, degrade, demean, and promote hostility” towards President Museveni, his spouse Janet Kataha, First Son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerguba, and different NRM-aligned figures.
Along with the President’s household, the alleged hate speech additionally focused distinguished NRM supporters, together with the artists Jennifer Namutebi Nakangubi (often known as Full Determine), Gereson Wabuyi (Gravity Omutujju), and Patrick Mulwana (Alien Pores and skin).
Tayebwa, who was lately arraigned in court docket on comparable prices, stays in Kigo Jail, awaiting trial alongside Ssengozi and Ssekagiri.
The court docket has set November 13 because the date for the accused to reappear, the place the costs and proof can be additional reviewed.
