Summary:
Mbabazi, 28, was arrested by police in Ishaka Division, Bushenyi District, on March 3, 2025, and had been remanded at Nyamushekera Government Prison.
BUSHENYI: The Bushenyi Chief Magistrate’s Court has granted a cash bail of Shs100,000 to Pathy Mbabazi, the National Unity Platform (NUP) District Registrar for Bushenyi District, who faces charges of hate speech against President Yoweri Museveni and his son, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, in violation of Section 26(1)(C) of the Computer Misuse Act.
Mbabazi, 28, was arrested by police in Ishaka Division, Bushenyi District, on March 3, 2025, and had been remanded at Nyamushekera Government Prison. On Wednesday, she appeared in court for a bail hearing, accompanied by supporters and sympathizers. The court granted her a cash bail of Shs100,000.
The National Unity Platform praised the legal team, led by Tumukunde Joshua, for their efforts in securing Mbabazi’s release.
The party condemned the current regime for using the courts as instruments of oppression and reaffirmed that the right to freedom of expression must be safeguarded at all costs.
