MP Mohammed Nsereko's trial kicks off

By Jeff Andrew Lule and Norah Candiru  

The trial of Kampala Central MP, Mohammed Nsereko’s who is accused of beating up a Police officer kicked off on Wednesday with two cops testifying at Buganda Road Court.

Presided over by the Grade One magistrate, Julius Borore started with the witnesses giving statements contradicting their police statements and video footages which were played in court.

Godfrey Musobya the assaulted officer, surprised court when he confessed that he could not even remember the registration number of Nsereko’s vehicle though he managed to record it in his Police statement.

Musobya maintained that Nsereko was the person who assaulted him. However in a video, he said he was boxed by some unknown man who made off after the incident.
 
Musobya added that Nsereko gave him water to clean his mouth which was bleeding after the incident, which also surprised the fully packed court.
 
Nsereko  is represented by 11 lawyers including Erias Lukwago (Lord Mayor),  Saudah Nsereko (Nsereko’s sister), Geoffrey Nsamba, Martin Muhumuza, Yunusu Kasirivu, Edward Muyise, Christom Katumba,  Hanifa Nabukenya, Steven Senkeezi, Michael Kibirige and Shifra Lukwago. Also present were MPs Gerald Karuhanga (Western youth) and Latif Ssebaggala (Kawempe South).

The regional operations for Kampala Metropolitan, Sam Omala a second witness, forced the magistrate to halt the trial prematurely after refusing to answer some of the questions asked by the defense lawyers.  The magistrate adjourned the case to September 27, 2012.