Jailed former Member of Parliament for Bubulo West in Buduuda District; Tonny Kipoi Nsubuga has on Monday been denied bail by High Court judge Jane Frances Abodo.
Kipoi, who failed
to show up for a scheduled bail hearing in the high court this morning, also did
not produce any communication from the army court-martial, where he was
initially charged. Kipoi, who is currently on remand at the Makindye Military
Prison, had applied for bail pending trial in the General Court Martial.
In his plea, Kipoi
maintained that he was being detained illegally at the military facility and
was also constitutionally entitled to bail.
However, Justice
Abodo dismissed Kipoi’s application on grounds that he is charged with grave
offences, related to security before the General Court Martial, which has
jurisdiction to hear his bail application.
Kipoi had
previously skipped bail, after being charged in the army court-martial, and was
finally re-arrested in Botswana in 2014, from where he was extradited last year.
