MASAKA.
The Masaka High Court has issued a production warrant to Masaka Main Government Prison to produce in court remanded private body guards of National Unity Platform Principal Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine.
According to the production warrant issued on August 4 to the officer in charge of Masaka Main Government Prison, the trio – Achileo Kivumbi, Gadaffi Mugumya, Grace Wakabi together with their colleague Edward Ssebuufu aka Eddie Mutwe should be brought to court on 14th August 2025.
“You are hereby directed to produce the accused persons Achileo Kivumbi, Gadaffi Mugumya, Grace Wakabi aka Smart before Hon Lady Justice Nanziri Fatumah Bwanika at the High Court of Uganda at Masaka on the 14th day of August2025 at 9:00am in the fore/afternoon or as soon as there after”. The production warrant signed off by the deputy registrar reads in part.
The production warrant comes barely after a week after the same court on July 30 issued a production warrant for Eddie Mutwe .
According to Mr Samuel Muyizzi, one of the defence lawyers of the accused persons, they have already served the office of the Directorate of Public Prosecution and prison authorities on the developments, adding that they expect their clients will be produced in court as directed by court.
“We expect that our bail application for our clients is going to finally start after spending almost seven months on remand without being heard despite their poor medical conditions ,” he said .
Prosecution alleges that the group on May 18 ,2024, the quartet robbed a green sweater, mobile phone (Camon12) valued at Shs 730,000 from a Masaka based female journalist Margret Kayondo of Radio Simba.
The accused persons are said to have used deadly weapons, such as sharp knives and sticks during the robbery.
Records before court also indicate that immediately after the robbery , the same people assaulted Zainab Namusaazi of Next Media Group and in the scuffle the latter’s video camera worth Shs 1.5m was reportedly smashed.
The incident reportedly occurred at Manja Village in Kisekka Sub County in Lwengo District, where journalists had gone to cover the burial of UK based businessman Pascal Ssekasamba, who died of heart- related complications last year.
Court record also shows that the same group allegedly stole shs. 200,000 from Rogers Mulungi, and John Mukalaazi-both local residents in Lwengo , in addition to assaulting Drake Lubega and Haruna Ssekitto, whose mobile phones were also stolen at the same function.
The accused were recently committed to High Court for trial ,but they have never got a chance to have their case fixed given the scarcity of judges at Masaka High which recently pushed lawyers operating in the region to stage a sit-down strike of the same.