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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kiruddu National Referral Hospital Biomedical Engineer, Darlington Tumukugize was on Friday remanded to Luzira prison on charges of theft of eight mattresses and other valuables.
Tumukugize was on Friday evening arraigned before the Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Patience Lorna Mukundane. He was charged with two counts: possessing stolen property and unlawful possession of government stores contrary to the Penal Code Act.
The Court has heard that on the 23rd day of 2024 at Kakoola Village Ndejje Parish in Wakiso District, Tumukugize had in his possession certain stores.
They included four hospital mattresses, one blue mattress labeled Community Advance, and three other hospital mattresses with a black mackintosh bearing the marks applied on stores under the control of Kiruddu National Referral Hospital and Mulago National Referral hospital. The Prosecution reasonably suspects him to have stolen or unlawfully obtained the said property.
The Court further heard that a day earlier, Tumukugize was stopped and searched by Detective Superintendent of Police Mohammed Sowedi a Police Officer who was acting in line with Section 7 of the Criminal Procedure Act, and found him in possession of 20 pieces of wall oxygen single flow meters.
The Prosecution states that Detective Sowedi suspects that they were stolen or unlawfully obtained government items. Tumukugize has however denied the two charges against him
There was no Prosecutor in Court to update the Magistrate on the progress of investigations and as such, he has been remanded until May 14th, 2024 for bail application.
Tumukugize was arrested by detectives attached to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit headed by Brigadier General Isoke.
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