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Gisagara, Rwanda – Police in Gisagara district have arrested the Deputy District Commissioner, the Commissioner of Social Welfare and the head of the RIB (Rwanda Investment Board) on allegations of corruption involving a sum of 4 million Rwandan francs (Rwf). According to a local source named Umuseke, the arrests were made by the district police after the officials were accused of accepting a bribe. The source said that the money was allegedly handed over by a Catholic priest from a parish in the district. The priest had reportedly received more than 20 million Rwf from a donor to renovate a school, but had not yet spent the funds. Umuseke reported that the officials demanded the money from the priest, who then gave them the 4 million Rwf. “Bamaze kumenya ko Padiri atagikoresheje iyo nkunga bamwotsa igitutu bashaka ko bayagabana kugeza ubwo yemeye ko aza kubaha izo miliyoni 4Frw,” the source said. The Deputy District Commissioner and the Commissioner of Social Welfare, both named Dusabe Denise, were reportedly arrested along with the RIB head. The officials were said to have been in the process of applying for positions as district councilors. The police have not released further details about the investigation or the status of the charges. The case is being handled by the district police department. Article source: Umuseke | Image credit: Umuseke
Gisagara, Rwanda – Police in Gisagara district have arrested the Deputy District Commissioner, the Commissioner of Social Welfare and the head of the RIB (Rwanda Investment Board) on allegations of corruption involving a sum of 4 million Rwandan francs (Rwf). According to a local source named Umuseke, the arrests were made by the district police after the officials were accused of accepting a bribe. The source said that the money was allegedly handed over by a Catholic priest from a parish in the district. The priest had reportedly received more than 20 million Rwf from a donor to renovate a school, but had not yet spent the funds. Umuseke reported that the officials demanded the money from the priest, who then gave them the 4 million Rwf. “Bamaze kumenya ko Padiri atagikoresheje iyo nkunga bamwotsa igitutu bashaka ko bayagabana kugeza ubwo yemeye ko aza kubaha izo miliyoni 4Frw,” the source said. The Deputy District Commissioner and the Commissioner of Social Welfare, both named Dusabe Denise, were reportedly arrested along with the RIB head. The officials were said to have been in the process of applying for positions as district councilors. The police have not released further details about the investigation or the status of the charges. The case is being handled by the district police department.
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