Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja has asked religious leaders and other Ugandans to support President Museveni’s proposal to deny bail for people accused of capital offenses.
President Museveni has since renewed his unpopular debate on scrapping of bail in which he seeks to make it hard for judges to release suspects of capital offenses on bail before at least serving 180 days of remand.
Speaking during the Kampala Archdiocese day celebrations at Lubaga Cathedral yesterday, Ms Nabbanja said the issue of bail is of great concern to everyone and not only the government.
According to Ms Nabbanja, the removal of bail is aimed at reducing the power of the judges, murder cases and mob justice that often result into killing of persons.
Ms Nabbanja added that the proposal will also help reduce recidivism.
Meanwhile, Bishop Joseph Kizito, a Uganda priest who is the Bishop of Aliwal catholic diocese in South Africa used the church celebrations to task the government of Uganda to benchmark the democracy of South Africa.
