Uganda: Why Nyanzi Crowd Attacked Magistrate

Before 2018, Her Worship Gladys Kamasanyu was a virtual unknown grade one magistrate at the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates' court but three headline-grabbing cases have catapulted her into the national spotlight in the recent past.

The unprecedented August 2 water-bottle throwing drama at Buganda Road court cast a harsh spotlight on the actions of both the convicted social activist Dr Stella Nyanzi's supporters and the presiding Magistrate Gladys Kamasanyu.

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