Abdullah Kitatta, the leader of Boda-Boda 2010, has submitted to the jurisdiction of the General Court Martial by accepting to take plea on charges of unlawfully being in possession of firearms.
Kitatta and 11 others have pleaded not guilty to 6 counts including unlawful possession of firearms, live ammunitions, millitary headgear and uniforms.
On their first appearance in court on 13th February 2018, Kitata and his co-accused had refused to plead to the charges on grounds that they could not be charged by the court-martial because they were not members of the military.
However, Shaban Sanywa the accused’s lawyer has today informed the court that his clients are much more willing to enter plea and be tried in this court.
Sanywa then asked the court to be availed with prosecution's intended evidence and exhibits so that he can ably prepare his client's defence.
Upon entering a plea, the court transferred Kitata from Luzira prison and remanded him to Makindye Military police barracks while his co-accused have been remanded back to Luzira prison until the 19th of February 2018.
Kitata and co-accused we're first charged before the Military Disciplinary Unit at CMI Headquarters in Mbuya before being committed to the General Court Martial which has jurisdiction to try capital offences which are punished by death and life sentences respectively.
Boda Boda 2010 Patron Abdallah Kitatta and his co-accused in the Dock at the Makindye Military Court Martial