Kibazo Associates a law firm representing three Chinese tourists has petitioned President Museveni, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba the Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Chinese and Malaysia embassies in Uganda complaining about officers of the Citizenship and Immigration Control at the Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) in ministry of Internal Affairs.
In their petition dated 22nd May, 2026, lawyers led by Nasser Kibazo stated that their clients Wu Jingzhen a holder of passport number EM61529335, Chao Lili a holder of passport number ED3869982 all Chinese nationals and Peck Lok Hin a holder of Malaysian national passport number A71747089 are illegally detained by immigration officers.
“We are instructed to bring to your urgent attention the following matters. On 3rd April, 2026, our clients were arrested and detained on charges which to date have not been disclosed or ascertained. They were subsequently released on police bond and have at all times complied with terms thereof, including regular reporting as required,” the petition reads in part.
The lawyers’ further state that on 20th May, 2026, their clients reported for a routine police bond but shockingly, they were told that their police bond had been cancelled and with immediate effect were re-arrested and detained without being given an explanation.
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They add that since then, they have been asking the concerned officers to process the accused persons and arraign them in the Courts of law if they have any case to answer but the relevant people have kept on playing games as their client’s human rights continue to be violated.
“As of the date hereof, our clients have been in detention beyond the mandatory forty-eight hours prescribed by law without being presented before courts of law. This continued detention is unlawful, unconstitutional and in blatant violation of their fundamental rights,” the petition reads in part.
The lawyers placed Immigration Officers Col. Geoffrey Kambere, the Acting Chief of DCI; Simon Ayabutimi, Faith Apio and a one Baguma on notice that very soon they are instituting both civil and criminal cases against them under the Human Rights Enforcement Act in their individual capacities.
“Take notice that should this matter not be addressed immediately, we have firm instructions to institute appropriate legal proceedings without further reference to your office. We trust that your office will treat this matter with the urgency and seriousness it deserves,” the lawyer warned.
They further asked the said immigration officers with immediate effect to grant their clients police bond or produce them to courts of law.
Kibazo told this publication that their clients were arrested from their Apartments in Kololo and they were detained for days until lawyers put up a fight and they were released on police bond.
He added that when their client’s police bond was canceled, officers from immigration went to their home and searched it in the presence of the accused persons and their lawyers but nothing was recovered which made them sure that they were going to be released but surprisingly up to now they are still in detention.
When contacted for a comment, Simon Peter Mundeyi the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Immigration spokesperson said that he was not in office.
He promised to return back to us after consulting the concerned officers but he kept making his phone by press time.
