The President of the Democratic Party Nobert Mao will spend the Easter holiday in jail after he was arrested today outside his home for planning to walk to his place of work in the city centre.
DP president, Nobert Mao
Mao was charged before the KCC Magistrate’s court with two counts assaulting one Moses Birigwa and inciting violence.
Grade one magistrate Juliet Atalu remanded Mao and his five fellow DP members including Deputy Party Spokesperson Keneth Kakande after they declined to apply for bail despite pleading not guilty to the charges.
Mao has been remanded up to the 2nd of May 2011 along with Democratic Party Keith Paul Kakande, Lameka Kamya Kisozi, John Mary Sebufu, Elovice Kiintu, and Tadeo Kalule.
The charges of assault stemmed from an incident when Mao and his supporters arrested a plain clothed security officer named Unice Bayise at his gate. Mao insisted the man who was pretending to be a journalist was trespassing on his property.
Mathias Mugisa