Chief Magistrate of Ntungamo, Sarah Kolya has today remanded State Minister for Labour, Mwesigwa Rukutana to prison till September 15 2020.
Rukutana was accompanied by his lawyers and a few of his family members who were allowed in court. Kolya denied the Minister’s application for bail, remanded him to prison, and adjourned the hearing for one week pending completion of investigations.
The state minister for labor Mwesigwa Rukutana is accused of attempted murder using a gun after he and his entourage were arrested last Saturday and are being prosecuted on allegations of shooting and injuring Dan Rweiburingi a supporter of Naome Kabasharira who defeated the minister in the NRM Primaries.