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Nakawa court further remands NUP candidate Waiswa Mufumbiro to January 6

Justice & Court Rulings Single source Kampala 17 Dec 2025 Severity: 2/5

According to The Observer, magistrate Andrew Katurubuki of the Nakawa Chief Magistrate's court further remanded NUP Nakawa East parliamentary candidate Waiswa Mufumbiro, who faces charges of inciting supporters to kill security personnel, until 6 January 2026. The magistrate said only the trial magistrate, who was on leave, could grant his request for release on humanitarian grounds, and directed prosecutors to speed up investigations; Mufumbiro denies the charges.

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

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