Four people have been arrested after they were found in possession of 2,100 government mosquito nets.
The suspects
have been identified as Israel Musaazi, Christopher Habomugisha, Baker Musoke
and Richard Ndigizimana.
They were intercepted along Kira Road two days ago by the 999 patrol team that
became suspicious of a vehicle moving in curfew hours.
Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, said
that when the police checked the Premio vehicle UAG 107D, they found it loaded
with government labelled mosquito nets.
Police say the group was tasked to explain how they had acquired the nets and where they were taking them in wee hours but they had no answers prompting their arrest.
Mr. Musaazi on of the suspects, in his statement at Kampala Central Police Station- CPS, said he was going to sell the mosquito nets because he had got them from an official working with the Ministry of Health.
He adds that he does not know the name of the official who gave him the nets.
The government distributed free mosquito nets in
Kampala City suburbs between January 11 and 12 this year. This was just two
days to presidential and parliamentary elections.
Owoyesigyire said police wonders why Mr. Musaazi did not distribute the nets to
citizens or take them back after the exercise had ended.
However, Mr. Musoke the driver in his statement said he was just hired to transport the mosquito nets and does not know where and how Musaazi got them. END.
