Chameleone Charged, Ragga Dee, Bobi Wine Deny Causing Harm To Ekudus

Mar 29, 2004

THREE of Uganda’s prominent local artistes yesterday appeared in court charged with causing grievous harm to the Makerere University Dean of Students, John Ekudu and his son.

By Hillary Kiirya

THREE of Uganda’s prominent local artistes yesterday appeared in court charged with causing grievous harm to the Makerere University Dean of Students, John Ekudu and his son.

Pearl of Africa Music award winner Jose Chameleone, Ragga Dee and Bobi Wine of the Ssunda Ssunda fame, denied the charges before a fully-packed court.

Chameleone, dressed in a green checked shirt, Raga Dee in an orange T-shirt and Bobi Wine in a white tracksuit appeared before the Buganda Road Court magistrate Justice Atukwasa.

Prosecutor Brian Opira said Daniel Kazibwe alias Ragga Dee 30, Joseph Mayanja alias Chameleone, 25, and Kyagulanyi Sentamu alias Bobi Wine and residents of Kizungu zone Makindye, Najjanankumbi church zone Makindye and Conta Africa zone Kamwokya respectively and others still at large on January 6, at Charles Drive Kololo unlawfully caused grievous harm to John and Paul Ekudu.

The three were granted cash bail of sh150,000 each and their sureties bonded. Chameleone and Ragga Dee had their dads, elder brother and a friend respectively as their sureties. Bobi Wine had only friends who stood surety for him.

“The accused have produced substantial sureties to this court. I will accordingly release them and urge them to attend court since they are good artistes who should not have their names tarnished,” said Atukwasa.

Fellow artistes who included Emperor Orlando and Bebe Cool filled the court room during the time the charges were read to the accused and the court premises after as they processed the bail forms.

Chameleone’s wife Dorotia and a white colleague of hers were in court. They had reported to the Police as had been the case since January.

They were arrested in January and locked behind bars until they were released on bond.
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