It's the 40 days for Charles Olim aka Sipapa who had for years become a king of violence in Uganda, highly guarded by the army, the untouchable who would go around shooting into helpless citizens without clear reasons.
Sipapa and his wife Shamira Nakiyimba who were arrested a few weeks back have been denied bail after appearing before Makindye Chief Magistrate, Ms Esther Adikini for mentioning their case of aggravated robbery of about Shs1.6 billion.
Appearing before the court last Monday, Sipapa and Shamira through lawyers asked the court to grant bail, pending the hearing of their case citing that she is a breastfeeding mother with a fresh wound that still needs treatment.
The court made it clear that the charges against Shamira and Sipapa are capital in nature nothing that the two can only be tried in the High court, she further remanded them until 10th October 2022.
“This court has no jurisdiction to hear your bail application. You can try in the High Court and for the sake of the baby, they can take him or her to prison to be taken care of by the mother,” Ms Adikini said.
The socialite was arrested last week by police officers at the Directorate of Crime Intelligence for breaking into the residence of one Jacob Arok in Kawuku-Bunga in Kampala on August 28, 2022.
The prosecution alleges that 33-year-old music promoter Olimi, a businessman dealing in gold and cars together with 23-year-old Nakiyemba, a designer and others still at large on the night of August 29, 2022 at Bunga Kawuku, Makindye Division robbed a one Jacob Arok Mul and Mary Ateng of $429, 000, mobile phones, TV set, an apple MacBook and immediately before or after used a substance on their victims which rendered them unconscious.