Summary:
- ASP Omara Raphael, the officer in charge at Bwizibwera Police Station, informed our reporter that the suspect, currently on the run, was found using the equipment to open a road for a resident in Rukanja Trading Centre, Rubindi-Ruhumba Town Council, on Sunday without official permission.
MBARARA: Police in Mbarara district are searching for a driver attached to the Mbarara district local government on allegations of using a government motor-grader for private work.
ASP Omara Raphael, the officer in charge at Bwizibwera Police Station, informed our reporter that the suspect, currently on the run, was found using the equipment to open a road for a resident in Rukanja Trading Centre, Rubindi-Ruhumba Town Council, on Sunday without official permission.
He added that preliminary investigations indicate the equipment was diverted by the suspect from official work in Rubindi-Ruhumba Town Council, where there is ongoing road maintenance.
Omara said residents alerted the police when they found the suspect using the equipment. The suspect then abandoned the equipment on site and fled.
The district mechanical engineer, William Bananuka, has already recorded a statement regarding the misuse of government property as the search for the driver continues.
The impounded road equipment, registration number UG 2014W, is currently parked at Bwizibwera Police Station.
Didas Tabaro, the LCV Chairperson of Mbarara District, stated that the driver diverted the equipment without official permission and must be held accountable. He emphasized that the rampant misuse of district road equipment and vehicles for personal gain must stop immediately, as it is affecting service delivery.
