Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Ugandan writer held for offending ruling family granted bail

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KAMPALA – A court in Uganda on Tuesday ordered the release on bail of an award-winning satirical writer charged with insulting the country’s ruling family, but barred him from speaking to the press. The chief magistrate granted Kakwenza Rukirabashaija freedom on a cash bail of 500,000 Ugandan shillings ($140/125 euros) and ordered the 33-year-old novelist … Read more