Court dismisses Kijanangoma trespass case

Magistrate's court in Fort Portal on Tuesday dismissed a case in which Toro's rebel prince David Kijanangoma was accused of trespass.

In March 2015 Police arrested Kijanangoma and charged him with criminal trespass after he declared himself King of Toro and pitched camp at Rwengoma Palace.

This was after the officials from Toro led by the 1^st deputy prime minister Harriet Nyakake went to Police and accused Kijanangoma of trespassing onto property that belonged to Toro Kingdom.

Upon arrest Kijanangoma spent a night in Police cells and was later escorted by anti-riot police to court. He was however released on a bail.

Delivering his ruling, the presiding magistrate Felix Omara said that the evidence brought before court was not justifiable enough to incriminate Kijanangoma.

Omara said that the evidence brought before court indicated that the palace in which Kijanangoma pitched camp belongs to his uncle one William Kagoro.

"Since the property belongs to the accused's uncle, it does not amount to trespass" Omara said before dismissing the case without costs.

Speaking to New Vision after the ruling, Kijanangoma said that he is going to rekindle his campaign to restore the glory of Toro.

"I am grateful to the people of Toro for rallying behind me in all these struggles of liberating our mother land Toro" Kijanangoma said.

He stated that the ruling was the beginning of their victory and called on his subjects to remain calm.