Achola pleaded not guilty and applied for bail through the Centenary Bank lawyer, Joshua Sserugendo. She presented her supervisor, Louis Ngabirano and her workmate, Rehema Kakembo at Centenary Bank as her sureties for bail application.
The State prosecution lead by Martin Nabasa told court that between December 2020 and January 2021 this year, Nasur and others at large stole 29 million shillings from the party account in Centenary Bank, Wobulenzi branch.
Statistics at the Albertine police Criminal Investigations Department indicate that more than 200 cows were stolen from the region between December 2019, and February 2020. These animals were being stolen and transported to Kampala, Gulu, Masaka, Mbale, Arua, Soroti and South Sudan among other places.
Paul Kisoro, 19, a resident of Kamwokya and 37 others were arrested by the Flying Squad Unit working together with crime intelligence during an operation following complaints from Naguru residents who saw Kisoro carrying a gun.
Paul Rwabajungu, a cattle keeper in Kigorobya sub county says despite several reports made to the relevant security operatives about the rampant cattle theft, nothing has been done to address the issue. He says they are now forced to sleep in the kraals to protect their animals from being stolen.
The exchange occurred on Wednesday afternoon after the area Chairperson Tony Walugembe and the officer in Charge of Garuga Police Post Richard Mweteise handpicked residents that were reportedly found idle during an impromptu monitoring exercise. The arrested individuals were detained at Garuga Police Post.
Prosecution told court that while at Kasanje town council in Wakiso district on November 5th, 2018, Kiwotoka was picked up with six mobile phones and 91 simcards from various networks believed to have been stolen from different people.
Joel Tamale, the Leader of the Bunyama Palm oil cluster, says farmers are running out of patience since they dont have money to look after their gardens.
According to the Northern Division LC III Chairman, Isaac Musinguzi Rushoga, Niwagaba who is also the Northern Division Finance Committee Chairperson was found destroying drums into sizeable pieces and removing marks so that he can easily sell them in form of scraps.
The Village Defence Secretary, George Ouma who offered an acre of land to host the police post, said he registers several cases of house break-ins and animal theft on a daily basis.
According to Esiko, after stealing the cows, the suspects loaded the animals on a Fuso truck registration number UAS 445C destined for Kyankwanzi district. Esiko says Hoima police immediately notified their counterparts in Kyankwanzi who mounted a road block and intercepted the truck.
The district has a total of 92 landing sites situated on 63 habited islands. However, Police and other security agencies find difficulty in visiting all the islands since they are underfunded and limited manpower.
The conductors were installed in eleven Primary and secondary schools in the municipality. However, the conductors in six schools have so far been stolen in Kigungu, Lugonjo and Manyago Primary Schools leaving school children vulnerable to lightning.
Records at Buseruka police post indicate that over 100 cows have been stolen since March this year from different kraals in the sub-county. The most affected cattle farmers are from the villages of Tonya, Kabaale, Buseruka, Rwamutungo, Kasenyi-Lyato, Kayera, Nyamasoga and Kiryamboga.
The President made the remarks while commissioning the Kampala Entebbe Expressway at Mpala toll station in Wakiso District on Friday evening. The function was also graced by Wang Yang, Chairman of the Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference.
Ignatius Orikiriza, one of the residents says trouble started after Twikirize raised alarm, which attracted the suspects together with other still at large to attack the teacher.
