By Sadique Bamwita
KAMPALA
The long serving veteran Journalist and political commentator, Timothy Kalyegira, who went missing on Friday June 26, 2026, has resurfaced today June 29, 2026, at Kira Chief Magistrates Court where he was charged with Computer Misuse.
His disappearance last week on Friday, which was his birthday caused panic amongst his neighbours and family in Butenga Estate, in Kira municipality, Wakiso District.
Human rights lawyer, Tumusiime Kato, who was present at the court, confirmed that Kalyegira had been charged with offences under the Computer Misuse Act linked to content allegedly published on his X account.
“Colleagues, @TimKalyegira is now at Kira Magistrates Court on charges related to Computer Misuse. We should all stand in solidarity with him,” His Lawyer, Kato posted on X account.
Timothy kalyegira’s last post on his X account was on June 25th, in which he hinted that if the people with the solution to Uganda’s current political and constitutional crisis, wanted to, they would end the crazy impunity.
“The people with the solution to Uganda’s current political and constitutional crisis know themselves. They directly or indirectly sustain more than three-quarters of the country’s economy. If they wanted to end the crazy impunity, they would do so with a few simple decisions” he posted.
The charge of computer misuse, comes barely three months after the Constitutional Court declared the Computer Misuse (Amendment) Act, 2022, null and void after Parliament passed the law in violation of constitution.
As a result, only the original 2011 Computer Misuse Act remains applicable for offences such as hacking, unauthorised access, electronic fraud, and other cyber-related crimes.
The controversial law that was passed by Parliament in September 2022 received widespread public criticism and protests from rights groups, journalists, and opposition figures who warned it would be used to gag citizens freedom of speech as enshrined in the constitution.
