Bailiff Kirunda remanded over murder
The Chief Magistrates court in Makindye has remanded prominent Kampala bailiff, Moses Kirunda to Kitalya government prison over murder.
Kirunda is accused together with Maj Nelson Max Kyatuka, 50 a UPDF officer attached to counter terrorism at the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence(CMI) who was recently remanded by the General Court Martial to Makindye military police quarter guard for shooting dead a man in a bar in Nateete.
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“Maj Nelson Marks Kyatuka, Moses Kirunda and others still at large on July, 14, 2021 at Kitunzi zone, Lungujja , Lubaga division in Kampala district with malice aforethought unlawfully caused the death of Majid Mugwanya,” the state prosecutor read the charges.
The charge of murder is contrary to section 188 and 189 of the Penal Code Act.
However, Kirunda, 57 was not allowed to plead to the charges since the offence is capital in nature and cannot be tried by the Chief Magistrates Court.
The Makindye Chief Magistrate, Sarah Anne Basemera remanded Kirunda to Kitalya government prison until September, 1, 2021 after the state prosecutor told court that investigations into the matter are still ongoing.
However, the Nile Post has learnt that the case file at the Chief Magistrates Court in Makindye has been returned to the office of the DPP for the charge of murder to be withdrawn from Maj Kyatuuka since he is facing the same charges in the army court.
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