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BY EDSON KINENE

IN RUKUNIRI—-
Police in Rukungiri is holding a 21 years youth on allegations of
defiling and effecting HIV to a seven years old girl.

Mugabe Godfery a resident of Kyabugashe cell Rushasha parish
Nyakagyeme sub county was arrested on Wednesday 15th February at his
home by a crime preventer one Mugarura Innocent who who took him to
police.

The Officer in charge of crime Intelligence and investigations
department Kasoga Sylivia says that Godfrey is alleged to have defiled
a 7years girl of the same area on the 13th of February.

She says that Investigations have commenced as statements are being recorded.
She adds that preliminary investigations show that the suspect after
arrest was tested and found HIV positive.

“we have tested the suspect and he is positive, so we are putting the
girl on post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) to help the girl not to be
effected , but the challenge we are having is that the medicine works
well before 48 hours elapse which in this case have already elapsed”
she said.

The victim (names withheld) says that she was defiled several times by
the suspect in his house while threatening her.

“she said that he will kill me if I told my grandfather” she said.

Mugarura Innocent, the crime preventer says that she had a bad smell
on the young girl which prompted him to asking and check her only find
her rotting in her private parts.

“I forced her to tell me who had done it after I checked her she was
scared but later told me that she feared not to be killed by the
suspect if she revealed it” he said.

Mugarura adds that the victim who stays with the grandfather had not
known about it.

“the grandfather is 80 years old, he had not detected any thing on his
grand child”.

She warns parents and guardians to keep a keen eye on their girls
against people let it be relatives or friends, because you can never
tell their intentions.

She says that after investigations are done the file will be forwarded
to the DPPs office for guidance as suspect waits to be arraigned in
courts of law.

By Nyesiga Elly

In Mbarara—-

Police in Mbarara have arrested another medical worker attached to Mbarara Referral Hospital for allegedly conniving in stealing 16 boxes of government drugs worth 10 million shillings.

Godfrey Tumuramye a pharmacy technician was arrested yesterday joining the three who were arrested on Tuesday evening.

Police on Tuesday evening had arrested Matsika Matenyari, a stores officer, Leo Atwine a dispenser and Sixtus Outa, a pharmacist who were arrested from Katete central in Nyamitanga division Mbarara municipality.

Now they are detained at Mbarara central police station pending interrogation and to be taken to court to answer charges of Misuse of office and theft of government drugs.

Mpata Owagage, the Assistant Director Health monitoring team unit from state house while speaking to journalists in Mbarara revealed that the drugs which were stolen were ARVS which he says that stealing such drugs is too dangerous as they are life supporting drugs to people living with HIV/AIDS so stealing them puts the life of people with HIV on the high risk.

Owagage calls upon the public that they should not hesitate to report any health worker that steals and sales government drugs which are supposed to be given on free basis.