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Don Nasser remanded to Luzira Prison: What we know

Kampala City socialite Nasser Nduhukire, also known as Don Nasser, and his co-accused Promise Gatete have been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of of aggravated trafficking in children for sexual exploitation.
Don Nasser (r) and Promise Gatete
Don Nasser (r) and Promise Gatete

Don Nasser is accused of working with Promise Gatete to transport a 16-year-old girl from Tagore apartments at Acacia Mall and holding her captive in the Kito-Kira division for three days. Both individuals have denied the charges but were remanded to Luzira prison, pending their appearance before the High Court for trial. The maximum penalty for this crime is death.

Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayiizi ordered their return to court on October 8, 2024, to monitor the progress of the ongoing investigation.

Background

Tamale Mirundi Junior, who spoke to both Don Nasser and the parents of the 16-year-old girl, said in a live interview that the relationship between the two was discovered through phone conversations.

The girl, who is still in secondary school, would schedule appointments with the socialite over the phone and that's how they found out what they would do on meeting.

Mirundi Junior said that Nasser denied ever sleeping with the girl. According to Junior, the parents were especially irritated upon learning that he was giving their daughter drugs.

The father of the daughter is said to be a high-ranking security officer and he promised to ensure that Don Nasser is punished.

When Nasser was told that her parents had found out and he was being hunted, he fled to the Democratic Republic of Congo before moving to Kenya. News emerged on Saturday morning, September 21 that he had been arrested in Nairobi.

The case was reported to Kira Road Police on June 15 and reports show that Don Nasser committed the crime between May 3 and May 27

Nasser is a resident of Kira Division, Promise lives in Bulindo, Kira while the victim comes from Naguru in Nakawa Division.

It is said that Gatete Promise befriended the victim through Snapchat and they finally met at Aura Bar in Kololo on May 3

The victim was then introduced to Nasser and they went to Tagore Apartments in Kamwokya.

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