Dodo, as he is commonly referred to appeared in the dock alongside Ivan Katongole, a KCCA urban planner who is alleged to have sanctioned the demolition of the church.
The duo appeared before Chief Magistrate, Prossy Katushabe and was charged with conspiracy to commit an offence .
Prosecution alleges that the group, between March and August 2020 conspired with several senior police officers who are currently remanded to Kitalya government prison to demolish St. Peter’s church in Ndeeba which was a property of the Church of Uganda.
The duo however denied the charges.
They are accused of conspiring with senior officers including SP David Epedu, the Katwe DPC, ASP Mugisha Yeko Kato, the officer in charge of Ndeeba Police, SSP Rshid Agero and Martin Adero, the Police Field Force Unit commanders.
The senior police officers separately face charges related to disobeying lawful orders of the Kampala Metropolitan Area Police commander, Moses Kafeero in which he had asked them to oversee security deployment at the church in order to avert any possible demolition.
Other people including a building inspection engineer for Lubaga division, a mechanic and a veteran soldier among others are charged with causing malicious damage to St. Peter’s church and theft of church property such as chairs and doors .