KAMPALA– High Court judge Emmanuel Baguma has set the 22nd August 2025, as the date on which he will deliver via E -mail ruling on bail application of National Unity Platform (NUP) diehard Anthony Agaba aka Bobi Young who has been on remand since last year.
Bobi Young was remanded by Makindye General Court Martial on charges of illegal possession of Military stores.
However following the Supreme Court decision of 31st January 2025, outlawing the trial of Civilians in Military Courts, Bobi Young’s file was transferred to High Court as per court directive.
Therefore , Agaba through his lawyers decided to demand for his constitutional rights through applying to be released on mandatory bail, having clocked over 290 days on remand without being tried.
Although the applicant’s (Bobi Young) lawyers had formally filed application documents through ECMIS on Monday appeared with a view of receiving state’s response, only to be informed by the respondents, that they are not yet ready to respond to this matter as they asked Court for more time.
The judge has issued a timeline , where, the state will be filing their rejoinder in reply on Friday, on Monday 18th August, the applicants will be filing their final rejoinder and then he will deliver the ruling on 22nd August 2025
“We are hopeful that our brother will be released, it’s mandatory in nature that if an accused is on remand before committed for trial to High Court for more than 180 days, it’s a constitutional demand that such a person must be released immediately. After the decision of Supreme Court he has been on remand for 191 days.” Remarked counsel Samuel Muyizzi on addressing the press at High Court in Kampala immediately after court
The lawyers expressed dissatisfaction with the judge’s holding the hearing of such a matter of public importance in Chambers which denied many people a chance to participate in the hearing.
Hon. shamim Malende (Kampala Woman MP), Lena Zedriga Deputy President National Unity Platform for Northern Region were part of the eight lawyers who turned up for this case.
