By Peter Luzinda
KAMPALA
Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded a 35-year-old social media content creator after he was accused of spreading false information on TikTok about an alleged Shs7 billion theft involving Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye, head of the Office of the National Chairman of the National Resistance Movement.
Abdallah Bogere, popularly known online as “True Leader,” appeared before Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa on Friday and pleaded not guilty to a charge of sending false distress signals under Section 82 of the Uganda Communications Act, Cap 103.
Prosecution alleges that Bogere and other suspects still at large transmitted false information through TikTok accounts @trueleader123 and @Planned Mulekwa between August 3 and 4, 2026.
The prosecution told court that the content allegedly claimed that Bogere and his accomplices had stolen Shs7 billion from Namyalo.
Bogere denied the allegations.
Chief State Attorney Joan Keko told court that investigations were at an advanced stage and asked for a short adjournment to enable police to complete the remaining inquiries.
The defence, led by lawyer Lydia Nakimpi, applied for bail and presented three proposed sureties.
They included Aisha Bahati, a shoe trader and Kampala Central Division Woman Councillor who was described in court as Bogere’s in-law; Zebia Juuko Lwantale, a businesswoman and landlord identified as his aunt; and his wife, Farihah Namayanja.
Bogere told court that he is a businessman and social media content creator and that he currently works with Senior Presidential Advisor Peace Mugamba.
The prosecution opposed an immediate hearing of the bail application, asking for time to verify the particulars of the proposed sureties.
Magistrate Kidasa consequently remanded Bogere to prison and set August 17, 2026 for the prosecution to respond to the bail application after verification of the sureties.
The allegations against Bogere remain before court and have not been proved.
His case is separate from a recent police operation targeting a suspected TikTok syndicate accused of impersonating Namyalo and allegedly using her identity to defraud members of the public.
