More Trouble: DPP Slaps Additional Charges Against Former Deputy RDC Burora

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Burora’s Hate Speech Charges Herbert Anderson Burora, the former Rubaga Division Deputy Resident City Commissioner (DRCC). URN Photo

The Director of Public Prosecution-DPP has slapped additional charges against former Rubaga Division Deputy Resident City Commissioner -DRCC Herbert Anderson Burora.

Burora on Friday appeared before Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court presided over by Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi and denied all the charges including six more counts in an amended charge sheet.




The Court heard that between March and June 2024 in the areas of Kampala District or thereabout while using a computer via his X Handle Harder HB shared malicious information about the Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among showing that Among was a torturer, murderer, kidnapper, and corrupt.




According to the prosecution, the information is likely to ridicule, degrade, or demean and promote hostility against Among.




Burora has however denied the charges against him and applied for bail and the Prosecution asked to be given more time to verify the documents presented by his sureties.

According to the prosecution, the information is likely to ridicule, or degrade, or demean and promote hostility against Among.

Burora however denied the charges against him and applied for bail as investigations continue.




He presented Yasin Katwere the Managing Director of Success Motors his Cousin Brother and his wife Georgina Burora as some of his sureties.

The prosecution asked to be given more time to verify the documents presented by his sureties.

Earlier, the Court ruled on the application in which   Burora’s lawyers including David Kamukama and Benjamin Katana wanted the court to dismiss the initial charges against him for being defective.




When Burora appeared for the first time, his lawyers contested the charge sheet saying it wasn’t disclosing the particulars of the offense how he committed it, and what exactly he stated that is seen as malicious against the Speaker.

However, the prosecution’s Richard  Birivumbuka asked the Court to dismiss the application on the basis that the charge sheet was properly before the Court and that it wasn’t incurably defective as their submissions.

In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate agreed with the Prosecution saying in drafting the charge sheet, the State had only had to describe the said document by its name as per Section 88(n) of the Magistrates Court Act, which they did.

” It did not have all its contents in the charge sheet. Source codes are matters of evidence to be adduced during the trial. This court finds that much of what the defense wants to be included in the charge sheet is evidence and this will be adduced during the trial”, said Kayizzi.

However, to satisfy the defense,  the Court directed the Prosecutors to amend the charge sheet and add words that constitute hate speech and those that constitute malicious information.







The magistrate condemned the approach or strategy by Burora ‘s lawyers in this case which he said have contributed greatly to the seemingly long incarceration of Burora without a bail application being made before this court.

“I hold a view that the priority of the defense legal team would have been to apply for bail for their client and then object to the legality of the charge sheet after their client was admitted on bail”, said Kayizzi.

He added that “once the accused pleaded to the charges, objecting to the legality of the charge sheet would have come after the bail application”.

Burora was further remanded to Luzira Prison where he has been for nine days until Friday next week July 19th, 2024.

Trouble for Burora who had served as a Deputy RCC for more than five years in both Nakawa Division and Rubaga started around March when he posted information condemning corruption in Parliament especially perpetrated by the Speaker of Parliament Among.

He was accordingly suspended from the office in a March 14th, 2024 letter by Hajji Yunus Kakande to pave the way for investigations, and directed to hand over to the Deputy RCC for Kampala Central.

The letter indicated that Burora had been summoned for a meeting where he was faulted for having violated official advice, but he continued to issue statements on social media which was contrary to Uganda Public Service Standing Orders(2021).

However, after being suspended for 28 days, Burora chose to resign on March 18th, 2024 saying he wanted to protect his conscience.

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