Man masquerading as brother of AIGP Kaweesi’s arrested 

Police in Masaka have arrested a man who has been masquerading as a brother of the fallen Assistant Inspector General of Police, Andrew Felix Kaweesi, in order to dupe business owners in Masaka town.

Mubarak Munyagwa Muchunguzi, 29, who is a resident of Kayirikiti in Masaka Municipality, according to his National Identification card, is widely known in the town and many people believed his claims.

According to Southern Regional Police Spokesperson, Mr Lameck Kigozi, the same man at times called himself the Deputy Regional Police Commander (RPC) and used both aliases to intimidate and acquire money from unsuspecting people.

“This young man has been masquerading and many people have believed him to be a relative of the late AIGP Kaweesi,” Mr Kigozi said.

Mr Kigozi said many people had fallen victim to his tricks until he fell into a police trap on Monday.

Mr Robert Kimuli, a manager at Club Klein in Nyendo who is one of those intimidated by the suspect says Muchunguzi threatened to close his club saying it did not meet the required security standards.

“He said that he is Kayongo Mubarak the deputy RPC and said he would close our club if we don’t meet security regulations,” Mr Kimuli told police in a statement.

Mr Kimuli said Muchunguzi asked for Shs100, 000 as an incentive not to close the club.

“We gave him the money using mobile money but after sometime, the guy wanted to receive the same amount on a weekly basis and was not giving any receipt,” Mr Kimuli said.

The manager of the club then tried to find out who the deputy RPC was and called the officer in charge of Nyendo Police station, Mr Boniface Wanyama.

Mr Kigozi said because the deputy RPC’s first name is Hamuza not Mubarak, Mr Wanyama sensed someone was lying and so they laid a trap and arrested him.

He further said the suspect was interrogated on the crimes and asked whether he was a relative of  Kaweesi.

“At first he said that Kaweesi was not his brother but his uncle but later accepted that he has been deceiving and asked for forgiveness,” Mr Kigozi said.

By the time he was arrested, the suspect had cumulatively received Shs415,000 from Mr Kimuli. Police believe Mr Kimuli was not the only victim of Muchunguzi.

Police have charged him with impersonation and acquiring money by false pretence and the file has been handed over to the Directorate of Public Prosecution.