“Wise persons think of others, helping them as much as they can, and the result is happiness”, the Dalai Lama once said.
But an attempt by a newly appointed magistrate Musa Semwogerere to assist his girlfriend by writing her law exams has gone awry.
While disguised as a woman, Musa Semwogerere who was promoted to grade one Magistrate by the Judicial service Commission barely weeks ago, sought to write the exam at the Uganda Legal Development Center (LDC) Lira.
Magistrate affectionately referred to as Mukisa Anthony, was caught on Friday, July 28, 2023 while writing the exam for his girlfriend, Irene Mutonyi.
The officer of law who recently started sitting in judgment against persons accused of crime but now in court as an accused person has been charged with two counts of forgery.
He will remain in jail until August. A picture of him dressed as a woman with pigtails has gone viral on social media.
In a statement LDC director, Frank Nigel Othembi said Semwogerere’s offence was contrary to Section 351 of the Penal Code Act and an Impersonation contrary to Section 381 of the Penal Code Act.
Othembi said: “We reported the matter to the Police and he has been charged with two counts of uttering a false document contrary to Section 351 of the Penal Code Act and Impersonation contrary to Section 381 of the Penal Code Act and remanded to prison till August, 3, 2023. We will ensure that this case is prosecuted fully to its conclusion, including all other culpable persons.
“LDC is currently conducting final written examinations across all its three Campuses- Kampala, Lira and Mbarara. LDC does not condone any act of examination malpractice. We will continue with our zero tolerance policy towards any such conduct.”
In another statement, the Judiciary confirmed that the suspect was a grade one magistrate appointed recently by the Judicial Service Commission but revealed that he will be relieved of his appointment.
