Magistrate rejects summons for missing Kivumbi and adjourns terrorism case to 20 August

Justice & Court Rulings Single source Uganda (national) Jul 2026 (day not reported) Severity: 2/5

According to The Observer, when Kivumbi's terrorism case came up the prosecution said it could not confirm his whereabouts and asked for criminal summons; his lawyers objected. Magistrate Ssejjemba rejected the request and adjourned the case to 20 August.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

Sources

The Observer 22 Jul 2026 · archived copy

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