A Subaru driver who attempted to run over a traffic officer along Jinja Road has been sentenced to pay a court fine of 600000 shillings else serves a 6 months imprisonment term at Luzira prison .
Isaac Mukwaya is a pathologist at Mulago Hospital who has explored and benefitted from the judiciary’s plea -bargain programme where offenders voluntariry plead guilty to offences in exchange of a lighter punishment.
Since March last year, Mukwaya has been on trial on charges of reckless driving , inconsiderate use of a motor vehicle and failure to stop when signalled by a uniformed police officer .
Mukwaya was recorded on March 15th / 2023 in a viral social media video while attempting to run over a traffic officer using Subaru Reg. UAZ- 515C at about 3pm.
Now upon reaching a successful plea-bargain with the office of the DPP represented by Ivan Kyazze, a signed agreement has been presented before Buganda Road court Chief magistrate Ronald Kayizzi who sentenced Mukwaya to a shs 600,000 court fine .
While going through all these court processes, Mukwaya has been out on bail.
