Ugandan court remands TikToker for alleged ‘hate speech’ against President Museveni’s son
A Ugandan court has charged and remanded TikToker Ibrahim Musana, popularly known as Pressure 247, over alleged hate speech and unlawful processing of personal data linked to Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the country’s Chief of Defence Forces and son of President Yoweri Museveni.
Musana, 28, appeared on Wednesday before Grade One Magistrate Edgar Karakire, where he denied the charges. The court ordered that he be remanded until March 26 as investigations continue.
Prosecutors allege Musana unlawfully obtained or processed Gen Kainerugaba’s personal data, including his name and photograph without consent, contrary to Uganda’s Data Protection and Privacy Act. He is also accused of hate speech under the Computer Misuse Act for a TikTok post on March 5 in which he claimed the army chief was not fit to hold office, a statement prosecutors say was likely to “ridicule, degrade or demean” him.
Musana denied the allegations when they were read to him in court.
His lawyer did not immediately comment in court filings cited by prosecutors, while the state requested more time to complete investigations before the case returns for mention later this month.
The case is not Musana’s first court run-in over social media posts. In September 2025, a separate hate speech case against him was dismissed at the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court after prosecutors failed to proceed. In that matter, authorities had accused him of posts allegedly degrading senior leaders, including the Kabaka of Buganda, President Museveni, Speaker Anita Among and a state minister.
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