50 deported from S. Africa over fake travel documents

Entebbe

At least 56 Ugandans were deported from South Africa over immigration offences ranging from fake travel documents, loss of passports to expired visas.

The deportees arrived at Entebbe Airport on Friday aboard a Gulf Stream Operations plane flight number GBB151 and were handed over to the immigrations department and Interpol for further interrogation.

Entebbe Airport Police Commandant Moses Kafeero confirmed the arrival of the deportees but could not give details referring the matter to Interpol. “They were deported but we cannot do much with them because they have already been punished by the countries that arrested them. We will only help re-join them with their families but retain their contacts,” Mr Kafeero said.

Mr Ramathan Busiko, the Entebbe Airport Interpol officer, said they observed that majority of the culprits declare fake names before the Southern African Immigration department, which in the end causes them problems.

“We have information that majority of Ugandans in South Africa do not have serious jobs, with some acting as conmen while most of them conduct traditional healing services which make them obscure and end up fall in the wrong arm of government,” Mr Busiko said in a separate interview. He said majority of those implicated move at night, putting their passports at risk of being either stolen or them getting arrested and deported.

The directorate of immigration in the Ministry of Internal Affairs recently launched a campaign to inform the public about illegal immigration. On average, about 1,000 Ugandans are deported each month from different countries over different cases but mainly fake travel documents or expired visas.

In 2009, 82 Ugandans were deported January , 64 in February and 88 in March, according to police reports. About 178 of Ugandans were arrested in the United Arab Emirates, detained, fined, imprisoned and deported in the past three years, most of them guilty of prostitution, impersonation and possession of alcohol and illegal entry into the country.

List of the deportees

Names
1. Asuman Ismail Kikonyogo
2. Mukisa Irvin
3. Ali Kyabadde
4. Ismail Kiviri
5. Hassan Kawooya
6. Amon Tulyakira
7. Ishmael Kamullegeya
8. Joseph Kaguwa
9. Ashilaff Khetim Ngabi
10. Amos Kalema
11. Yusuf Barasa
12. George Kizza
13. Michael Rutaro
14. Noor Zirimiti
15. Charles Semata
16. Elizabeth Nassana
17. Hadija Namusisi
18. Prossy Nabirye
19. Steven Tusiime
20. Samuel Mukasa
21. Rogers Rwandongo
22. Haruna Luutu
23. Fred Kazala
24. Musa Ssegane
25. Julius Romeo Lutaaya
26. Steven Tyler Mpagi
27. Lawrence Anguzu
28. Francis Xavier Kimera
29. Henry Mujjabi
30. Ronald Sepuya
31. Ronald Kasirye
32. Richard Matovu Mubi
33. Alex Mayombwe
34. Haruna Mboowa
35. Gerald Mutesasira
36. Geofrey Mayanja
37. Geofrey Mugerwa
38. Faruku Were
39. Edwin Mazzi
40. Ruth Kawuma
41. John Konde
42. George William Kisitu
43. Hamuza Nsubuga
44. Sylvester Apuuli Sserugo
45. Hassan Kato
46. Absolom Kakiika
47. Samayya Nwaloga
48. Esther Namusoke
49. Isma Kamulegeya
50. Moses Kimera
51. Ronald Mutebi
52. Ismail Bbaale
53. Ceaser Katende
54. Idi Kasirye
55. Patrick Tinyefuza
56. Steven Sseddugge

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