Kampala, Uganda: Renowned human rights lawyer and activist, Dr Sarah Bireete, has been released on bail after spending nearly four weeks in custody over charges related to the unlawful obtaining or disclosure of National Voters’ Information.
Bireete, the Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG), was on Wednesday released on cash bail of Shs1 million by the Buganda Road Court, with additional conditions attached.
Delivering her ruling, Buganda Road Court Principal Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko ordered Bireete to deposit her passport with court and barred her from leaving Uganda without prior court permission.
“The accused is granted a cash bail in the sum of Uganda Shs1 million. The sureties shall be bound in the amount of Shs10 million each, not cash. The accused is not to leave the country without leave of this court, and the passport shall be deposited with the court as a conditional precedent,” the magistrate ruled.
The court further directed the prosecution to disclose all evidence intended for trial to the defence ahead of the hearing, which has been scheduled for February 27, 2026.
Bireete was arrested on December 30, 2025, and subsequently remanded to prison after earlier bail applications were denied.
The prosecution alleges that Bireete, together with others still at large, between January and December 2025, at various locations including Kampala, Mukono and Wakiso districts, unlawfully obtained or disclosed National Voters’ Information.
The data is said to be under the control of the Electoral Commission and was allegedly accessed or shared without the commission’s consent.
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