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Produce priest before court, MPs demand

Raising the issue as a matter of national importance in Parliament Tuesday, December 16, 2025, the Leader of Opposition in Parliament and Nakawa West MP, Joel Ssenyonyi, said the continued detention of the priest without producing him before court is a violation of the law.

Ssekabira was arrested by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) on December 3, and he has since then been under detention. (Courtesy Photo)
By: John Odyek and Simon Masaba, Journalists @New Vision


KAMPALA - MPs have asked the Government to immediately produce the incarcerated Rev. Fr. Deusdedit Ssekabira, a Catholic priest from Masaka Diocese, before court.

Ssekabira was arrested by the

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