CRIMINAL SUMMONS ISSUED AGAINST NUP VICE PRESIDENT FOR WESTERN UGANDA – Xavier Radio Ug

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BY AMBROSE KWERONDAIN KABALEwww.mknewslink.com—–
The Vice President for Western Uganda of National Solidarity Platform, Jacklyn Jolly Tukamushaba, has decried what she describes as unfair medication by the court after legal summons had been issued in opposition to her for allegedly defying bail phrases.
Tukamushaba is going by fees of inciting violence in opposition to supporters of the National Resistance Circulate. Prosecution advised the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kabale that she failed to seem for a scheduled court hearing.
Last Thursday, the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kabale granted Tukamushaba bail after she supplied four sureties and paid a million Uganda shillings in money. Every of the sureties was bonded at five million shillings non-money.
Prosecution alleges that between December 2025 and January 2026, Tukamushaba incited members of the public to commit acts of violence in Rukiga, Kabale, and Rukungiri districts. On the opposite hand, she pleaded no longer guilty to the entire fees.
Tukamushaba, who contested for the Rukiga District Lady Member of Parliament seat on the National Solidarity Platform mark, was reportedly kidnapped on January 14th, 2026, while distributing agents’ appointment letters and facilitation. She resurfaced three weeks later in custody sooner than being supplied in court.
On February 19th, she efficiently utilized for a production warrant and was later granted bail to seem sooner than the identical court on February twenty fourth, 2026.
Though she was expected in court this day for mention of her case, Tukamushaba did no longer seem at the scheduled time. Chief Magistrate Derrick Byamugisha which ability that truth adjourned the topic to April 7th, 2026, and issued legal summons in opposition to her for allegedly defying bail prerequisites.
On the opposite hand, at around noon, Tukamushaba arrived at court rapidly after the summons had already been issued.
Talking to our reporter, Tukamushaba criticized the court’s decision, asserting the issuance of legal summons in opposition to her was unfair. She outlined that she had travelled to Kampala to search medical attention and was delayed on her return.
She added that on February 19th, she had been introduced to court within the morning and granted bail later within the evening, arguing that the court could perchance also within the same method maintain waited for her arrival sooner than taking movement.
Her attorneys, led by Harmless Muhereza of Elgon Advocates, said that even though their client did no longer arrive in time, the complainant was additionally no longer reward in court. They added that the summons was supposed to formally converse their client of the next court date and assured the court that she’s going to seem on April 7th without fail.

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