Juma Musuuza, a 27-year-old TikToker famously referred to as Madubarah UG, has been remanded to jail on expenses of hate speech and spreading malicious details about Uganda’s First Household.
The costs additionally embrace making demeaning feedback in regards to the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Amongst.
In keeping with the prosecution, Madubarah, a second-hand shoe hawker, allegedly used his TikTok account Madubarah UG to share content material deemed offensive.
The state claims that whereas in Wakiso District, central Uganda, Madubarah circulated movies more likely to ridicule President Museveni, his son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and Speaker Amongst.
In one of many movies, he allegedly remarked:
If Museveni arms over energy to his drunkard son, the nation might be destroyed inside two days. Let Ugandans pray for our nation and ourselves.
One other video reportedly contained an announcement the place he stated:
If Muhoozi takes over energy from his father, the nation might be destroyed inside two days in keeping with how he drinks, and whoever talks, we will kill or arrest you.
The State Legal professional, Janet Kitimbo, additionally alleged that Madubarah made derogatory remarks about Speaker Amongst, claiming she used taxpayer cash to construct a mansion “higher than State Home” and to purchase skin-lightening merchandise.
He was remanded till November 27, 2024, after the state’s witness failed to seem in court docket. The presiding Justice of the Peace suggested Madubarah to use for bail throughout his subsequent look.
