Police in Kabale District has Arrested 18 Suspects for Faulting Cattle Transportation Guidelines.
The territorial police in Kabale has arrested 18 suspects allegedly for transporting cattle in the night and without relevant documents which is against the guidelines.
The suspects arrested are; Francis Tumuhimbise, Francis Mwetise, Edson Tugumisirize, Odua Ekyarakole, Esau Ormwikiriza, Innocent Musinguzi, John Byomuhwezi, Robert Tugume, James Turyahabwe, Moses Katungi, Leo Ankankwasa, Alfa Plan, Innocent Ngabirano, Patrick Maniraguha, Gordon Tukwantise, Abias Ayambe, Alex Tumwwbaze and Lauben Twahibwa.
It’s alleged that on the 20/08/2024 at around 3 am, at Nyakijumba cell, southern division in Kabale Municipality, on intelligence tip off, eighteen suspects were arrested with 38 heads of cattle when they were moving without proper documentations and clearance for movement. The suspects were moving using motor vehicles Reg no. UAU 737N canter, UBA 659 Isuzu Elf, UBD 905Q canter and UBB 613U Diana each carrying 11, 05,10 and 12 cows respectively.
Upon their interception, police interviewed them and asked them to produce proper movement documents for the animals they were transporting only to findout that some had no proper documents and were not complying to instructions given by Dr. Angella Anyongire the District veterinary officer Kabale District of moving at night.
The Police officers headed by Officer In charge station Assistant Supretendant of Police Andrew Akanyijuka impounded the animals, brought them at the station and later charged them for faulting procedures. The 38 herds of cattle were exhibited, photographed impounded and handed over to the District veterinary officer who has habited them at Kamuganguzi Government farm.
Among them, one animal was found out to be from Rwanda and had a tag of Rwanda which they couldn’t fully account for how it was got and the trucks were moving at night contrary to the stipulated time of 6 am up to 6 pm.
According to Kigezi regional Police Spokesperson Assistant Supretendant of Police Elly Maate said that,The matter is still under inquiry upon completion, they will be arreigned before courts of law to answer charges accordingly under their case number CRB 624/2024.
