Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Mityana municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake Butebi has sued the Wamala Regional Police Commander, Bob Kagulire and five other police officers in Mityana district for torture, unlawful detention and disobedience of lawful orders. The others officers are Mwine Mukono, the Mityana District …
Read More »Police must account for MP Zaake’s torture- Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has tasked Internal Affairs Minister Gen. Jeje Odongo to explain to the House circumstances under which the Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake was tortured in police custody. Zaake was transferred from Kiruddu Hospital to Rubaga Hospital last week …
Read More »Court declines to charge MP Zaake
Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Francis Zaake, the Mityana Municipality MP finally appeared in court on charges of engaging in act that is likely to spread coronavirus. He appeared before the Mityana Chief Magistrate, Elias Kakooza where he arrived around 1 pm in an ambulance. The legislator was brought to …
Read More »MP Zaake acquitted of escaping from lawful custody charges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake Butebi has been acquitted Escaping from Lawful custody. Zaake’s acquittal was announced this morning in the Arua Grade One Magistrates Court. Grade one Magistrate Swaleh Asiku ruled that Zaake has no case to answer adding that there was evidence that …
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