UGANDA: Court wants magistrate re-arrested over graft

By Anthony Wesaka


Kampala

The Court of Appeal on Monday ordered the arrest and return of Kisoro Grade One Magistrate David Cheptuke Kaye to Luzira Prison.

This followed his alleged dodging of court proceedings, where he was supposed to defend his appeal in which he is challenging a one-year jail term sentence handed to him in 2010 after he was found guilty of receiving a bribe of Shs100,000.

Justice Constance Byamugisha was set to hear his appeal but Cheptuke, who is out on bail pending the hearing of the appeal, was absent.

This prompted the court to order his arrest so he could be taken back to Luzira Prison to serve his sentence.

In November 2010, Anti-Corruption Court found Cheptuke guilty of corruptly receiving Shs100,000 from Ms Angela Uweyezu.

The money was an inducement to release on bail her sibilings, Denis Musekura and Richard Nterenganya, who were facing charges of malicious damage to property in his court.

Source: Daily Monitor (28/11/2012): http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Court-wants-magistrate-re-arrested-over-graft/-/688334/1630428/-/nidr8c/-/index.html