Alleged rapist, Mbani, Remanded
The grade One Magistrate’s Court in Buhweju District has remanded Herbert Mujuni also known as Mbani to Nyamushekyera government prison in Bushenyi District on allegations of raping two minors and impregnating one of them. Mujuni, a resident of Rukyeri village in Kashenyi-Kajani Town Council, was arrested by police on Sunday October 24 following a tip off by residents.
Denis Kavuma, the Grade one Magistrate revealed that his court does not have jurisdiction to try Mujuni considering the weight of the charges levied against him. He was remanded till December 12 ,2024 when his matter will come up for mention.
Mujuni’s victims are a17-year-old (name withheld), a student at Butare Senior Secondary School, was raped nine months ago and recently gave birth to a baby boy at Butare Health Centre III. Both mother and child are reported to be in good health.
The second victim, a 17-year-old P7 pupil (name withheld) at United Junior School was assaulted on October 9, 2024. She was approached by Mujuni while returning home from a nearby trading center where she had gone to buy salt and was allegedly offered a bottle of soda and lured into a situation of molestation by the suspect.
Kazo FM has also learnt that a number of people especially females and parents to other minors that became victims to the suspect are visiting Nsiika Police Station to re-open the files against him. They allege that their files were previously mishandled and seek to have them re-opened for proper follow up.
