Loud mouthed vulgarist, university lecturer and social activist, Stella Nyanzi has this afternoon been remanded to Luzira prison.
Stella was arrested on Friday evening and locked up at Kira road police station
Nyanzi was arraigned in court this afternoon and charged with cyber harassment and offensive communication.
The lecturer reportedly used offensive language against the President, and First Lady Janet Museveni and has overtime used vulgar language on both her facebook page and other interviews.
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This morning, a horde of visitors including FDC president Kizza Besigye, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago were turned away from visiting the jailed lecturer.
Nyanzi had in the run to and after the election been a vocal critic of President Museveni, the government garnering support from sections of society.
She had also started a campaign to raise funds and procure sanitary towels for girls in schools after reports emerged that many girls were missing school for lack of pads.
In the campaign, Nyanzi was very bitter with the First Lady who is also the minister of education for failing to come to the aid of these vulnerable girls
Her arrest.
Nyanzi was arrested last Friday evening after addressing a Rotary gathering.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Emilian Kayima, said Nyanzi was arrested by CIID officers on Friday night on her way home.
“They arrested her and she will appear in court on Monday,” said Kayima adding that Nyanzi will be charged with cyber harassment and offensive communication that all lie in the Computer Misuse Act of 2011.
Speaking during a press conference at Central Police Station on Saturday, Kayima said Police has enough witnesses in the case.
She is safe in custody
“Nyanzi is safe. It’s only her relatives and lawyers allowed to visit her. You journalists don’t go to visit her because Police will not allow you there,” said Kayima.
The news of Nyanzi’s arrest was first revealed on her Facebook page on Friday.
Kayima warned the public against misuse of social media arguing that Nyanzi’s arrest should serve as an example to others.
“She has been wanted by Police so her arrest is not a surprise” Kayima added.
Recently detectives grilled Nyanzi on lewd comments on Facebook and she was later released on bond
Additional reporting for this story is courtesy of The New Vision newspaper website