MINISTER RUKUTANA FINALLY GRANTED BAIL

By our reporter

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In Ntungamo

The High Court has on Tuesday, September 15 granted bail to the State Minister for Labour Mwesigwa Rukutana.

Mr. Rukutana, has been in jail in Kitalya prison since September 8, after he was a week ago charged with seven counts including attempted murder.
The court, which sat  on Monday 7^th Sept.2020  after Mr. Rukutana, drew nationwide condemnation for his involvement in the ruling NRM elections violence on September 5, charged him with attempted murder in Ntungamo, and to Kitalya Prison in Wakiso, some 400 kilometres from his home in Rugongi, Rushenyi, Ntungamo district.
Mr. Rukutana and three of his police bodyguards are charged with attempted murder, assault and malicious damage.
Mr. Rukutana who was arrested by the police, spent three days in detention at Mbarara police station following a confrontation in Ntungamo which left a supporter of an opponent injured has also been charged with causing bodily harm and malicious damage.
He was later charged together with three of his bodyguards before the Ntungamo Magistrates Court and remanded to Kyamugorani prison in Mbarara.
The four were charged and remanded by Ntungamo Magistrate Grade One, Namayanja Nazifah.

Mr. Rukutana was arrested on Saturday afternoon from his Rushenyi home.
Mr Rukutana was arrested after a reported shooting incident which left Mr. Dan Rwiburingi with serious head injuries as the Minister tussled for the NRM flag for Rushenyi County against veteran politician Naome Kabasharira.
The Minister who now says he never released bullets on to the victims as earlier reported has since lost the election too, as he navigates the criminal charges against him.
Mr Rwiburingi also says he was hit with another object in the head and not a bullet.

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