Kisoro NRM boss denied bail
By Moses Agaba
Kabale
The Kabale Chief Magistrate Derrick Byaruhanga on Tuesday declined to release jailed Kisoro District National Resistant Movement (NRM) party Vice Chairperson Ramathan Ndikuyeze on bail.
Ndikuyeze who doubles as the LCIII chairperson Central Division in Kisoro Municipality and a prominent businessman in Kisoro is a resident of Kisoro town is being charged with aggravated trafficking in persons.
Prosecution led Edwin Amanya a state attorney told the court that Ndikuyeze, 50, being a public officer, between the months of September 2021 and November 20221 in the districts of Kisoro and Kabale, recruited or received or harbored one Sarah Mbabazi by means of abuse of power or position of vulnerability for the purpose of sexual exploitation.
Aggravated trafficking is contrary to sections 4 (1) (a) and 4 (g) of the prevention of trafficking in persons act of 2009, in the constitution of the Republic of Uganda.
Amanya told court that they are finalizing inquiries in the case as of now they are unable to start hearing the case as the key witness is still undergoing witness protection and psychosocial support in Kampala and that the file was recalled back by the Assistant Director of Public Prosecutions and Coordinator Human Trafficking Cases in Office of DPP Rachael Bikhole after the second appearance.
He asked court that the case be adjourned for two weeks as they prepare for disclosure of their evidence as they can’t go on hearing the case.
Ndikuyeze Through his lawyer Rebecca Ayesiga of Beitwenda and company advocates asked court that he is granted bail saying that bail is a constitutional right for every citizen of Uganda as the continued imprisonment its curtailing his constitutional right to freedom as he has been in prison since September 29th 2022 as the constitution guarantees’ right to freedom
His worship Byaruhanga in his ruling about the bail application said that on the mere reason that the witness is on psychosocial support and the file is still with the DPP it’s hard to hear the bail application as he then remanded Ramathan Ndikuyeze to Ndorwa government prisons until October 25th 2022 when he will reappear in court for hearing of the case and bail application
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