{"id":9140,"date":"2023-06-06T16:25:15","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T16:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=9140"},"modified":"2023-06-06T16:56:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T16:56:28","slug":"why-controversial-ex-mp-munyagwa-has-been-remanded-to-luzira-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/why-controversial-ex-mp-munyagwa-has-been-remanded-to-luzira-prison\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Controversial Ex- MP Munyagwa has been remanded to Luzira Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Controversial former Kawempe South MP,  Mubarak Munyagwa ,has been remanded to Luzira Prison by a Kajjansi Magistrate court  for  alleged  criminal trespass  and malicious damage to property.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Munyagwa together with four others including an LC 1 Chairman were  arrested during  a joint security operation involving the police and detectives from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those arrested  and remanded  together  with  Munyagwa  are  Issa Sekitoreko, a casual labourer from Makindye Central Zone, Paddy Kabuye, the LC one chairperson Bugu Zone, Busabala Ward, Joweria Nakafero, an unemployed resident of Massajja B Cell, and Godfrey Buwembo, a student from Mirimu Zone Ndejje Ward, all residing in Wakiso district.&nbsp;<br><br>They are alleged to have trespassed on a disputed land between May 26 and June 3, 2023, at Mutungo Cell in Wakiso district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is claimed that the suspects unlawfully entered land owned by Dechomai Asset Trust Number Three&nbsp;LCC, an American-owned company, with the intent to annoy the company. Additionally, they are accused of willfully and unlawfully destroying cassava worth Shs 5 million belonging to Janan Opio.<br><br>The charges against them also include conspiracy to commit a felony and malicious damage to property. According to sources, the conflict arose when Munyagwa and his co-accused contested the ownership of the land, alleging that they had purchased it as Bibanja holders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is further alleged that the detainees  destroyed  property and forged ownership documents.  Kajjansi Chief Magistrate , Doreen Karungi remanded the suspects to Luzira prison until June 12th. 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor: msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Controversial former Kawempe South MP, Mubarak Munyagwa ,has been remanded to Luzira Prison by a Kajjansi Magistrate court for alleged<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9141,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[190,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9140","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/latest002-pix-data.jpg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12755,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/anti-corruption-nude-protestors-arrested-outside-parliament-remanded-at-luzira-prison\/","url_meta":{"origin":9140,"position":0},"title":"Anti -Corruption Nude Protestors Arrested Outside Parliament, Remanded At Luzira Prison","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"September 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Anti-corruption protestors who stripped naked near the parliamentary buildings while carrying placards with obscene wordings have been produced in court at Buganda road and remanded to Luzira prisons on charges of being a public nuisance . 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