News Updated at E-Society Kasese
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| Ms Jane Asiimwe being led to court on Thursday. | PHOTO BY THEMBO KAHUNGU MISAIRI |
Court in Kasese on Thursday remanded to Mubuku prison the deputy speaker to the district council, Ms Jane Asiimwe, on charges of theft.
Ms Asiimwe, 27, who is also the female district
youth councillor, was arrested on Thursday, charged by police and taken
to court.
Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate
Patrick Bamuhiga heard that last month, Ms Asiimwe, while at the
district headquarters at Rukoki, stole two vouchers with numbers 1742
and 1744 from the accounts assistant’s office contrary to section 245
and 267 (e) of the Penal Code Act. She denied the charges.
State lawyer Mike Mwanje told court that the investigations into the case were not yet complete and asked for adjournment.
Ms Asiimwe, who was not allowed to take plea,
pleaded for bail in vain, saying she has an elderly person and two
infants under her care. She also said the case is politically motivated.
However, the presiding magistrate ruled that since
the case is about alleged theft, the issue of political motivation
cannot be entertained, hence remanding her until today (October 29).
Police acted on a petition by the councillors
seeking the censure of the speaker, Mr Mubingwa, where one of the
missing vouchers was attached.
