Makindye Court Martial has set 17th December, 2018 as the date to rule on whether jailed patron of Boda Boda 2010 , Abdallah Kitatta and 12 others have a case to answer.
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) says it has enough evidence to pin Kitatta , on charges of unlawful possession of firearms and military equipment.
Kitatta’s lawyer had asked the General Court Martial to dismiss the case against him and 12 others for lack of evidence.
However, the army prosecutor, Major Rapheal Mugisha, told court that the prosecution evidence on record and testimonies of witnesses are consistent and truthful and will prove the offences against Kitatta and his co-accused.
The army prosecution states that on January 21 at Vine Hotel in Wakaliga, Nateete in Rubaga Division Kampala District, Mr Kitatta and his co-accused were found in possession of two sub-machine guns, three pistols, bullets and military uniforms without a valid firearms licence and which items are a monopoly of the defence forces. The suspects were arraigned before the military courts under Section 119 of the UPDF Act, which provides for prosecution of such suspects under military law.
