Kampala: Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded blogger Abdallah Bogere over allegations that he used TikTok to make a false claim involving Shs7 billion and Hadijah Namyalo Uzeiye, head of the Office of the National Chairman (ONC) of the National Resistance Movement.
Bogere, 35, who is known online as “True Leader,” appeared before Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa on Friday and pleaded not guilty to sending false distress signals, an offence under Section 82 of the Uganda Communications Act, Cap 103.
Prosecution alleges that between August 3 and 4, 2026, Bogere and other suspects still at large used TikTok accounts @trueleader123 and @Planned Mulekwa to transmit information that falsely claimed they had stolen Shs7 billion from Namyalo.
The prosecution did not allege in court that the money was actually stolen from Namyalo; rather, the charge relates to the alleged transmission of the information through the social media platform.
Chief State Attorney Joan Keko told court that police investigations were nearing completion and requested more time to update the court on the remaining inquiries.
Bogere’s lawyer, Lydia Nakimpi, applied for bail and presented three proposed sureties.
They included Aisha Bahati, a shoe trader and Kampala Central Division Woman Councillor described as Bogere’s in-law; Zebia Juuko Lwantale, a businesswoman and landlord identified as his aunt; and Farihah Namayanja, Bogere’s wife.
Bogere told court that he is a businessman and social media content creator and currently works with Senior Presidential Advisor Peace Mugamba.
The prosecution opposed an immediate hearing of the bail application, saying it needed time to verify the particulars of the proposed sureties.
Magistrate Kidasa remanded Bogere and adjourned the case to August 17, 2026, when the prosecution is expected to respond to the bail application.
Bogere remains presumed innocent unless the allegations against him are proved in court.
The case is separate from a recent police operation involving suspects accused of impersonating Namyalo on TikTok in an alleged attempt to defraud members of the public.
