A court intern attached to the High Court in Gulu has been remanded to prison over allegations of sharing court records linked to a criminal case involving opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi.
The intern, Gloria Laker, appeared before the Grade One Magistrate’s Court in Gulu on charges related to the unauthorized sharing of court information through social media platforms.
Prosecution told court that Gloria Laker allegedly photographed information from a criminal register and later circulated the details online without authorization.
According to the charge sheet presented in court, the alleged offence occurred earlier this month while Laker was undertaking her internship placement at the High Court in Gulu.
State prosecutors argued that the information contained details related to a case involving Kyagulanyi, a prominent opposition politician and leader of the National Unity Platform.
They further told court that criminal registers and court files are confidential documents and cannot be shared publicly without authorization from judicial authorities.
When the charges were read before the magistrate, Gloria Laker denied the accusations and entered a plea of not guilty.
However, the court ordered that she be remanded to prison until March 17 when she is expected to return for the hearing of her bail application.
Beyond the case of the intern, attention has increasingly shifted to the whereabouts of Kyagulanyi himself.
The opposition leader has reportedly remained out of public view since the disputed 2026 general elections in which incumbent president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was declared winner by the Electoral Commission of Uganda.
Kyagulanyi rejected the election results, alleging widespread irregularities and calling the outcome fraudulent.
Since then, speculation has circulated within political and security circles about whether security agencies are actively searching for him.
Officials from the Uganda Police Force have publicly denied claims that they are conducting an active manhunt for the opposition leader.
Police spokespersons insist there is no official operation targeting Kyagulanyi despite reports suggesting that security agencies may be interested in questioning him regarding several political activities following the elections.
However, analysts say the repeated denials by police have raised questions among sections of the public.
Some observers believe authorities may be reluctant to publicly acknowledge any search operation because doing so could expose gaps within the country’s intelligence network.
Admitting that security agencies have been searching for Kyagulanyi for nearly two months without success, they argue, could raise concerns about the effectiveness of national intelligence systems.
Others suggest that openly confirming a manhunt for a high-profile opposition figure could further escalate political tensions in an already polarized political environment.
For now, security agencies maintain that there is no official operation targeting Kyagulanyi, even as public debate continues regarding his whereabouts.
Meanwhile, the case involving the court intern is expected to return to court next week when the magistrate will consider her bail application and determine the next stage of the proceedings.
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