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Eleven people charged with criminal trespass over Nakasero State Lodge and remanded to Luzira

Civic Space & Media Freedom Verified Kampala 9 Sep 2026 Severity: 3/5

Eleven people, among them a parliamentary aspirant and a former parliamentary contestant, appeared before Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa and were charged with criminal trespass, which they denied, the Daily Monitor reported. Prosecution alleges that on 9 September they remained at State Lodge Nakasero with intent to intimidate or annoy Special Forces Command soldiers on duty. They were remanded to Luzira Prison until 23 September.

Numbers

11 arrested or detained

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