The hearing of a case in which nine youths are accused of falsely accusing Pastor Robert Kayanja of forcing them into sodomy has been adjourned after one of the accused persons Aggrey Kanene failed to appear before court on allegations that he fell sick.
The nine persons are Peter Sserugo, Reagan Ssentongo, Khalifa Labeeb, Alex Wakamala, Martins Kagolo, Israel Wasswa, Jamil Mwanda, and Aggrey Kinene
On Monday, the Court was expected to hear testimony from a second accused after the previous session in which 24-year-old Martins Kagoro gave an unsworn testimony while accusing pastor Kayanja of luring him into unnatural anal offences by seducing him with empty travel promises and money.
The defence’s lawyers alleged the Pastor Ssenyonga righthand henchman, who is one of the suspects, was sick and sought adjournment. However, the state Attorney Jonathan Muwaganya wondered asking for evidence, adding that it could be a delaying tactic for court hearing.
In his testimony in October, Pastor Kayanja told the presiding Judge Adams Byarugaba that the nine individuals falsely accused him of sodomy. He alleged a conspiracy to frame him, linking one of the accused, Israel Wasswa, to Pastor Ssenyonga, a longtime rival.
Pastor Kayanja expressed frustration over the repeated false accusations against him, citing previous cases in 2010 and 2013, where he was falsely accused of sodomy. He noted that in the 2010 case, five pastors Solomon Male, Michael Kyazze, Martin Sempa, Mukalazi, and Deborah Kyomuhendo were found guilty of falsely accusing him but were only sentenced to 100 hours of community service by the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court.
Pastor Kayanja also referenced the 2013 case where two individuals, Moses Muhanguzi and Ibrahim Nsubuga, falsely accused him of sodomy. He stated that they were handed non-deterrent sentences for attempting to bribe a doctor to conclude that they had been sodomized.
Now, the case was adjourned to 7th, 8th, 18th, 21st, and 28th of July 2025 for further defensive hearing.
