The Anti-corruption court has declined to hear
an application filed by COSASE Chairperson Mubarak Munyagwa in which he wants
to block his corruption trial.
Chief magistrate Lamunu Pamella Ochaya refused
to entertain Munyagwa request because the Prosecutor who is in personal conduct
of the case ; Alice Komuhangi is away in South Africa on official duties.
Magistrate Lamunu then ordered Munyagwa to
report back to Court on 5th/April the date he was recently summoned to plead to
the charges.
Munyagwa is accused of soliciting for a bribe of
100 million shilings from a one Francis Kakumba as an inducement to secure his
son Isaac Muyanja a job at the Kampala District Land Board.
Munyagwa is said to have committed the offence
in 2014 when he was the Kawempe Division Mayor.
Munyagwa who is now an MP representing Kawempe
South told journalists that he is being persecuted by the DPP Mike Chibita who
has chosen to resurrect a 4 year old case that the complainant has
since abandoned.
He contends that the DPP has no authority
to continue prosecuting him on offences that the complainant has lost
interest.
Still in court, the Directorate of Public
Prosecution has ordered for the trial of two ASP Kirumira Muhammad murder
suspects, to start before the High court in Kampala.
Appearing before Wakiso Chief Magistrate court,
was State Attorney Ramula Ddamba who informed presiding Magistrate Noah
Ssajjabi that she had instructions to have the accused persons Kalungi
Abubakar and Mwebe Hamza committed to the High court for trial.
She reported that investigations into the case
were complete and that evidence linking the two to the alleged crime was
sufficient enough to sustain a conviction.
Its against this background that Magistrate
Ssajjabi sent the accused persons to the next convenient criminal session of
the High court to start trial.
The Magistrate also gave each of them a copy of
the indictment and he informed them that they were to remain on remand
until their trial was scheduled.
