{"id":9183,"date":"2025-12-12T15:45:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/?p=9183"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:45:27","slug":"kitagwenda-district-chairperson-remanded-until-2026-on-fraud-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westernpearlreports.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/kitagwenda-district-chairperson-remanded-until-2026-on-fraud-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitagwenda District Chairperson Remanded Until 2026 on Fraud Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KAMWENGE, UGANDA<\/strong> &#8211; The Kitagwenda District LC V Chairperson, Mushemeza Ismail Kambanda, has been remanded until January 6, 2026, on charges of obtaining money by false pretenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This follows his arrest on Tuesday and arraignment before the Kamwenge Magistrates Court by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, in a joint 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