8 , Friday, August 1, 2014 NATIONAL NEWS Judiciary denies DPP recalls

By Hillary Nsambu

The Principal Judge, Yorokamu Bamwine, has dismissed as baseless Lwakataka allegations that there are mafias in the Judiciary. He denied that case files disappear from the Judiciary. Julius Speaking from his chambers at the after High Court main building in he was on Tuesday, Bamwine refuted admitted allegations that appeared in the media shortly on July 7 quoting High Court judge after the Anup Singh Choudry that there were By Davis Buyondo appealed to the presiding incident. mafias in the Judiciary and that court magistrate to adjourn the case Photo case files get lost. The Director of Public until today, so that the charges by Davis Choudry was referring to a case Prosecutions (DPP), Mike can be read to their client once Buyondo file in which he awarded hundreds Chibita, has recalled a murder again. of millions of shillings to farmers case file on prominent rally But Namazzi of Kaweri Coffee Plantations. He driver Ponsiano Lwakataka for objected to the WANTED requested the Acting Chief Justice, re-examination. request, saying Steven Kavuma, to investigate its According to Rachael Namazzi, the murder wakataka disappearance, saying the farmers the Rakai resident state attorney file might not L is had not been refunded sh20m they and Taban Chiriga, the Rakai be available expected in deposited in court as security for CIID officer, the file has been during that court today. a resident of the same murder file. costs. recalled by the DPP for further time because He is charged Binyobirya village in Fred Kiryowa, Mugambe’s brother, However, Bamwine, who was scrutiny before hearing of the the DPP had with nine Bukomansimbi and said they wanted to know why charges flanked by the chief registrar, Paul case can proceed. recalled it counts of Vincent Fagesi, a of attempted murder were left out, yet Wolimbwa Gadenya, said: “We are Nine counts of murder charges for further murder. Tanzanian national. Julius Kiryowa, Josephine Nayiga and not in the habit of misplacing or losing were read to Lwakataka when scrutiny. Prosecution alleges Margie Namugambe, all below 15 years, files. But, if any court user is told that the case came up in court on Chiriga, however, said the that the trio connived to murder nine survived the brutal attack. his or her file has gone missing, that Tuesday last week before Latif file reached the DPP’s office on family members in Kanabulemu in “We kindly ask the concerned person should take up the matter with Nakibinge, the Rakai Grade One Monday this week at the time Kyebe sub-county, Rakai district. authorities to include another charge of the management of the Judiciary. magistrate. Lwakataka was relocated from The January 13, 2013 incident took attempted murder of my younger brother “Any aggrieved person should However, Lwakataka’s defence Kalisizo to Masaka Prison. place at Kanabulemu village in Kyebe Julius Kiryowa, who was hacked on the either contact the chief registrar or lawyers, Hassan Khamba and Junior investigating officers sub-county. head,” Mbaziira said. go straight to the Principal Judge, if Julius Turinawe, argued before close to the case, who preferred The suspects allegedly attacked the Mbaziira narrowly survived the killers necessary. The particular file that the court that their client could not anonymity, said they were family of Pastor Stephen Mugambe of because he had been instructed by his judge was referring to as missing or follow the court proceedings uncomfortable with the recall of Kyebe Pentecostal Church. Meanwhile, father to run the family shop in Kyebe lost was at the time with the Judicial properly or even comprehend the file. relatives of the slain pastor, have trading centre so that the pastor could Service Commission where it was a the charges being read to him Lwakataka is jointly charged requested the Police and the DPP to remain at home and attend to some subject of investigation emanating because of ill health. They with Asuman Muddu, 18, include charges of attempted murder on guests that fateful night. from a complaint,” Bamwine said.

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