Juma Musuuza, a 27-year-old shoe hawker often known as Madubarah UG on TikTok, has been additional remanded to Kigo Jail till December 13.
This follows his look earlier than the Entebbe Chief Justice of the Peace’s Court docket on costs of hate speech and spreading malicious details about Uganda’s First Household and Speaker Anita Amongst.
Prosecutors allege that Madubarah used his TikTok account to publish content material deemed offensive towards President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, his son Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and different figures linked to the ruling Nationwide Resistance Motion (NRM).
Court docket heard that in October, Madubarah, whereas in Wakiso District, shared movies and posts criticising President Museveni’s rumoured succession plans.
If Museveni palms over energy to his drunkard son, the nation will likely be destroyed inside two days. Let Ugandans pray for our nation and ourselves.
Madubarah UG can also be accused of focusing on Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, stating, “If Muhoozi takes over energy from his father, the nation will likely be destroyed inside two days in accordance with how he drinks. Whoever talks, we will kill or arrest you.”
Moreover, he’s alleged to have made disrespectful remarks about Speaker Anita Amongst, claiming, “…utilizing taxpayers’ cash to construct a mansion which is healthier than State Home and shopping for bleaching jelly [chemicals].”
Regardless of efforts by his authorized staff to safe bail, the courtroom ordered Madubarah to be additional remanded, citing the necessity for extra time to organize for the following listening to. He’s now set to return to courtroom on December 13, when his bail utility may also be reviewed.
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