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Rukutana Charged With Attempted Murder, Remanded

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Gender Minister for Labour and former deputy Attorney General, Mwesigwa Rukutana has been charged with attempted murder, malicious damage and theft of gun, among others Ug Mirror reports.

Rukutana has now been remanded to Kakinga prison in Mbarara up to tomorrow.

Today relatives and friends have camped at Mbarara Central police Station where Rukutana has been detained for the past 2days.

They are demanding his releases claiming that every citizen has a right to get police bond.

It should be noted that Rukutana was arrested over the weekend after a video of him attempting to shoot at people went viral on social media.

In the video clip that circulated online, Rukutana is seen grabbing a gun from his body guard and advancing to shoot the people who were in the car.

People in the car are seen trying to take cover and one who seems to be speaking on phone says that; “Come, Rukutana is going to shoot us”

Then another person cautions the driver not to drive very fast

“Stop driving recklessly. Be careful,” one of the men charges at the driver, who responds, “Don’t put me under pressure. I know what I am doing.”

This website understands that Rukutana lost to Naome Kabasharira in the Rushenyi NRM MP primaries.

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