Stella Nyanzi charged with referring Museveni as a "pair of buttocks"

Dr Stella Nyanzi is being charged with, among other things, calling the President of the Republic of Uganda a “pair of buttocks”.

The Makerere University research fellow Dr Stella Nyanzi who was arrested last Friday was today arraigned before Buganda Road Magistrate’s court.

DOCUMENT: Dr. Stella Nyanzi’s charge sheet; she is being charged with referring to President Museveni as ‘a pair of buttocks’

Dr Nyanzi was charged with two counts including cyber harassment contrary to section 24 (1)(2)(a) of the Computer misuse Act 2011 and offensive communication contrary to section 25 of the Computer Misuse Act 2011.

In the first count, prosecution alleges that “Dr Nyanzi on January 28, 2017 at Kampala District or thereabout used a computer to post on her Facbook page “Stella Nyanzi” wherein she made a suggestion or proposal referring to His Excellence Yoweri Kaguta Museveni as among others “a pair of buttocks” which suggestion/ proposal is obscene or indecent.”

Nyanzi, for the pastr weeks launched stinging missives at the First Family- with the most recent calling the First Lady “brainelss”.

We shall keep you posted.