TikToker Magala ordered to pay sh30m to disabled victim
Magala, who appeared before High Court Judge Esther Adikin on Thursday, November 12, was also ordered by the court to pay sh30m in compensation to the victim, who was rendered permanently impaired.
Luwero based Social media personality Aggrey Magala aka Mzee Magala appearing at Luwero magistrate's court over a case of attempted murder on Thursday, November 12, 2026. (Photos by Bonny Ssemombwe)
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Luwero-based social media personality Aggrey Magala has survived life imprisonment over a case of attempted murder when Luwero Magistrate's Court on Monday sentenced him to a fine of sh30m.
Magala, who appeared before High Court Judge Esther Adikin on Thursday, November 12, was also ordered by the court to pay sh30m in compensation to the victim, who was rendered permanently impaired.
Arrested on November 5th the social media personality has since been at Butuntumula prison in Luwero over a 2022 case involving the attempted murder of Andrew Akandwanaho, a resident of Nakaseke district.
Luwero Based Social Media Personality Aggrey Magala Aka Mzee Magala escorted by officers
While on remand, Magala suffered yet another misfortune when unknown arsonists set ablaze his house at Bunyaka village in Luwero, reducing his household properties to ashes.
Magala's lawyer, Christopher Baluku, had prayed the court for a fair noncustodial sentence, saying that his client was of advanced age, was the sole breadwinner for his family and suffered from diabetes.
Baluku, in mitigation, exonerated his client, arguing that the victim was shot by a security officer whom he identified as Daniel Omara.
He further told court that his client deserved leniency because he had become vulnerable and homeless, following the fire that destroyed his house in a mob raid last week.
The advocate also told court that Magala had tried to engage the victim in negotiations to compensate him, but the victim frustrated the negotiations.
When asked for his opinion, the victim, Akandwanaho, walking with the aid of crutches, said he had so far spent sh30m in medical expenses to treat injuries sustained in the incident.
Andrew Akandwanaho, the victim
He also revealed plans to travel abroad for further diagnosis and treatment.
Justice Esther Adikin, in consideration of the mitigating factors, sentenced Magala to a fine of sh30m or three years' imprisonment in lieu.
While passing the sentence, she noted that the offence of attempted murder carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, but gave Magala a life sentence in consideration of the mitigating factors.
Whereas the judge concurred with Magala's lawyers that he had not pulled the trigger, she however found that Magala's actions contributed to the violence during which Akandwanaho was shot.
She also ordered the convict to pay shs 30m in compensation to the victim, shs 10m of which to be paid cash down and the balance will be paid over a period of one year.
After the court session, Magala's lawyer, Christopher Baluku ,hailed the ruling as being fair to both sides.
Magala's legal woes emanated fromthe April 13,2026 incident when he took surveyors and armed guards to open up boundaries of a disputed farm at Kanyale village in Nakaseke District.
While Magala and his team were executing the survey, a confrontation broke out when the farm workers resisted the move, forcing the armed guards to shoot bullets which injured Akandwanaho.