Four charged with Maj. Kiggundu murder
Jan 06, 2017
Mwanje, 50, and his co-accused were arraigned before Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Jameson Karemani Friday afternoon.
The four suspects in the murder Muhammad Kiggundu before Buganda Road Court Kampala on January 6, 2017. Left to right: Buyondo Muhammed, Abdu Wahab SSendegeya, Yahay Ramathan Mwanje and Musa Ssekandi. Photos by Ronnie Kijjambu
The former acting Tabliq leader, Yahaya Ramadhan Mwanje and three others have been charged with the murder of Sheikh Maj. Muhammad Kiggundu and his body guard.
Mwanje, 50, and his co-accused were arraigned before Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Jameson Karemani Friday afternoon.
However, they were not allowed to plead to the charges because their case is only tried by the High Court.
The accused's lawyer Fred Muwema in court
Prosecution led by Emilly Nisiima alleges that Muhammad Buyondo, 43, Abdu Wahab Ssendegeya, 37, and Musa Ssekandi 42, on November 26, 2016 at Masanafu trading centre, Rubaga Divison in the Kampala murdered Maj. Kiggundu.
It further alleges that on the same day and place, they also murdered Kiggundu's body guard Sgt. Steven Mukasa.
Meanwhile, the accused's lawyers led by Fred Muwema have asked court to issue criminal summons against Senior Commissioner of Police (SCP) Wilson Omondig, the commandant of Nalufenya Police Station over prolonged detention.
Some members of the Muslim Community who attended the court session
"Your worship, on behalf of the accused under section 42 of the Magistrates' Court Act (MCA), I would like to make a complaint against Omoding over the prolonged detention of accused without trial," Muwema said.
He said Article 23(4) of the MCA provides that any person who is arrested must be produced in court within 48hours but Mwanje was arrested on November 27, 2016, Ssendegeya and Buyondo on December, 5, 2016 and Ssekandi on December, 26, 2016, and were produced in court beyond 48 hours," Muwema told court.