Man Remanded for Molesting a 16- year- old Boy

Godfrey Kavuma, an accountant for a Kanyanya-based Non-Governmental Organization, has been remanded to Luzira prison on charges of aggravated homosexuality involving a 16-year-old boy.

Kavuma allegedly lured the boy into the act with promises of a job.

Kavuma appeared before the Kasangati Chief Magistrates Court on Monday to receive an update on the investigation into his case.

The prosecution informed the court, presided over by Grade One Magistrate Frank Nyakairu, that inquiries were still ongoing. Kavuma is accused of sodomizing the boy in November 2022 at Kasangati in Wakiso district.

Since the Magistrates Court does not have the authority to try capital offenses such as aggravated homosexuality, which fall under the jurisdiction of the High Court, Kavuma cannot yet enter a plea. Consequently, Kavuma has been remanded until August 20, 2024, pending the continuation of investigations.

Kavuma, however, claims he is innocent and is being framed. His prosecution follows the enactment of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Law, which imposes severe penalties for homosexual acts. Activists have challenged the law in the Constitutional Court without success and have since appealed to the Supreme Court.