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By SMN INVESTIGATIONS TEAM
KAMPALA, Uganda[SHIFTMEDIA] Key suspect in the murder of a city driver has been arrested.
Zia Uwera the Director Complaince at the distribution Company, Dembe Trading Enterprises Limited located in Industrial Area in Kampala was arrested as she tried to sneak out of the country.
Police detectives handling the case said the main suspect is being detained at Jinja Road Police Station.
As we publish this, the 53 year old driver, Mahad has since been buried. He was buried at the City Cemetery in Kololo after he was clobbered to death by a suspected “gang”of security personnel reportedly commandeered by one lady manager.
What we unearthed
After photos of the tortured body of Mahad went viral on social media, we decided to go deeper and ascertain how he met his death. The investigations that are not yet concluded met several resistance, especially from the so called ‘powerful and loaded’ proprietors of the accused firm where the deceased worked.
what transpired
On that fateful day according to our sources, Mahad returned around 5-6pm and parked the vehicle inside the premises located in Industrial Area. ‘He then sat here next to me telling me how his battery was warning and needed to charge. As we sat I realized time was clocking 8pm and planned to leave for home,’ said the eye witness.
‘But as I arranged my stuff a call came through his phone from his boss, (The bosse’s wife) who acts as one of the managers. I remember asking him why the boss was calling him that late. I even advised him to ignore the call and just dash home,’ she said.
Jane said Mahad went inside the premises where he was questioned and quizzed regarding some deliveries. ‘I heard some verbal exchanges, before I heard the lady (Manager) saying ‘You will learn a lesson today.’ Shortly, Jane said she heard cries and screaming. ‘I heard him saying I don’t know anything stop beating me.
The source said the gang of security officers beat Mahad in the Boardroom until he became unconsious. ‘They then called police, but he was already dead,’ she said.
Police at Jinja Road told us that they received the lifeless body of Mahad and referred the body to city mortuary.

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The pick up that dropped Mahads body at the mortuary
Concerned staff reports to police
One of the staff (Names withheld) at Dembe who was inside and witnessed reported the matter to police that swung into action and arrested four suspects. The staff revealed to us how the lady boss, whom we have identified as Zia Uwera the Director Complaince had wanted the postmortem of Mahad changed to show cause of death. Due to police intervention, Mahad was instead laid to rest on Friday after a postmortem was carried out.
The postmortem from Mulago indicated that Mahad had succumbed to internal injuries as a result of torture.
‘That lady is so crafty, she said people who steal her properties cant go scot free,’ our source told us.
Police arrests suspects
These suspects who were accordingly instructed by the Managing Director to hand over Mahad to police over allegations of theft, opted instead to torture him to death.
The four were identified Odeke Gideon the Head of Security at Dembe Trading Enterprises Limited, John Nambulu a driver at Senaca, Adrapi Muzamiru an operations assistant at Senaca a local private firm and Maurice Atuhaire.
Dembe bosses speak out
Zia Uwera whom sources said was at the center of commanding the torture declined to speak. We established that the lady from Rwandan origin, who happens to be ‘wife’ to the proprietor Dembe Trading Enterprises also promised to ensure that the case ‘DIES’
The Dembe Trading Enterprises Limited Chief Operations Officer, Bobby Pereira (below) said Mahad was their driver who was accused of stealing merchandise worth Ugx2 million.
Pereira insisted Mahad died under police custody. Police, according to Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Luke Owoyesigyire is still investigating the murder.
Owoyesigyire confirmed that the suspects who are being detained at Jinja Road police station will be arraigned in court once the investigations are complete.
Uwera Arrested
After we broke the story our intelligence sources revealed to us that the main suspect in the murder of Mahad, Zia Uwera had been arrested. Sources said she was arrested as she tried to sneak out of the country.
Uwera holds a a Canadian Passport according to intelligence sources. The source revealed to us that they are also interested in establishing why she also has scores of other passport from other countries.
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