THIS WEEK: Murder charges on DPP Baguma dropped

THIS WEEK: Murder charges on DPP Baguma dropped

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Interdicted Central Police Commander Aaron Baguma is a free man after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) dropped murders charged against him. Principal State Attorney Alex Ojok told Court on Jan.10 that the DPP had on December 21 given instructions to discontinue charges against the commander.

Baguma was arrested and charged in connection with the alleged murder of Donah Katusabe a business woman by a city car dealer Muhammad Ssebuwufu following a disagreement over a car she had purchased.

No reasons were given for the discontinuation of the charges but the constitution gives DPP powers to discontinue a case at any stage before judgment on it is made.

Ssebuwufu and seven others will return to Court on February 06 for trial over murder, attempted murder and aggravated robbery for allegedly using sticks and pangas to torture Katusabe to death after she failed to clear Ssebuwufu's debt of Shs9million after purchasing a car from his Pine Car bond in Kampala.

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A former student allegedly told police she set several fires at St. Catherine University in retaliation for U.S. military intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Star-Tribune reported.

What happened?

Tnuza J. Hassan, 19, of Minneapolis, allegedly said she "wanted the school to burn to the ground and that her intent was to hurt people," according to the report. According to a complaint filed in Ramsey County District Court, Hassan was charged with one count of felony first-degree arson.

Hassan allegedly told police that similar attacks occurred on "Muslim land," and no one was upset that Muslims were hurt. She also allegedly told police and fire investigators: "You guys are lucky that I don't know how to build a bomb because I would have done that."

St. Catherine University is a private, Catholic liberal arts university with campuses in St. Paul and Minneapolis in Minnesota.

Court documents allege the following:

"She said she had been a student at Saint Catherine's but quit last fall because she and her family were planning to vacation in Ethiopia," according to the Star-Tribune. "Hassan said she started the fires because she's been reading about the U.S. military destroying schools in Iraq and Afghanistan and she felt that she should do exactly the same thing.'

"She said that her fire-starting was not as successful as she had wanted. She said the most successful fire she set was at Saint Mary's [residence hall] where she set a couch on fire," it added.

How many fires were set?

Fire and school officials told the Star-Tribune that eight fires were set in seven buildings Wednesday. Most of the fires were set in garbage cans and caused little damage. Hassan was arrested on the St. Paul campus after allegedly setting the fires.

The largest object set on fire was a chair in St. Mary's, which was extinguished by a sprinkler system, Sara Berhow, a university spokeswoman, and St. Paul Assistant Fire Chief Mike Gaede told the Star-Tribune. Other objects include books, toilet paper and sanitary napkins.

According to the report, 33 children and eight adults were at a day care at St. Mary's when that fire was set. About 10 to 15 students were also evacuated from the building, according to the Star-Tribune.

No injuries were reported.

Was she released on bail?

Hassan appeared in court Friday and faces felony arson charges. She was ordered to stay away from the campus and surrender her passport, according to the Star-Tribune. Bail was set at $100,000.

At her court appearance, Hassan wore an orange jumpsuit, a black face covering only her eyes and a large sheet draped over her head, according to the report.

Assistant Ramsey County Attorney Margaret Galvin said law enforcement is investigation possible international ties to Hassan.

Hassan's attorney, Patrick Nwaneri, asked for $5,000 bail, saying his client has no criminal record. But Ramsey County District Judge Sophia Vuelo rejected the request and said Hassan is a threat to public safety. Another court hearing is set for Feb. 28.

Kenyans show enthusiasm for seasonal work in Jersey

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HUNDREDS of Kenyans have expressed an interest in working on Island farms after a Jersey-based distance-learning college surveyed its students, the vice-principal has said.

The Jersey Farmers Union, which is drawing up a report on a shortage of seasonal labour to present to the States, contacted David Lawson of Cambridge International College in St Brelade for his advice.

He specialises in offering business diploma courses and degree programmes to more than 100 countries around the world, including Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Zambia.

In December he emailed around 300 students in Kenya, asking if they were interested in combining studies with seasonal jobs in the Island.

'We have had hundreds of replies from people of all sorts of professions from infrastructure managers to people working with non-government organisations, farmers and those who work in accountancy,' he said.

'This is because the income they can generate from working in the agricultural industry here is far higher than they are earning in Kenya, even in professional jobs.'

Kenyans have worked in the Island in the past. In the early 2000s they filled positions in the hospitality industry when that sector faced a labour shortage.

Earlier this month, Jersey's farmers spoke out over fears for the industry following Brexit, as the majority of the more than 1,000 seasonal workers needed in the agricultural industry every year come from Poland.

With Brexit already affecting the value of the pound against the euro, and farmers in Europe offering higher wages as they are also facing labour shortages, fewer Poles are returning this year.

The vice-president of the JFU, Charlie Gallichan, told the JEP that unless new sources of migrant labour were found, farmers would struggle to survive.

'We have got a problem, but this is an industry-wide problem in the UK and Europe rather than a Jersey problem and we have got to try to find a solution in the long term,' he said.

Mr Gallichan is producing the report with JFU president Peter Le Maistre to present to Home Affairs Minister Kristina Moore. Mr Le Maistre said they had met Customs staff, as people from African countries would not be allowed to work here without permits.

'We are in a difficult position at the moment as no one knows what the result of the Brexit negotiations is going to be and whether EU labour supplies will dry up,' Mr Le Maistre said. 'We have to be in a position to be able to find seasonal workers and that is what we want to speak about to the States so they understand our position.

'All we are asking is that the government is ready to do something if we find ourselves with a serious labour shortage which could require a major change to [immigration] policy.'

A States spokesman said: 'The Jersey Customs and Immigration Service met with farming industry representatives at the end of December to discuss issues around the supply of labour and any future implications this may have in terms of sourcing workers from outside the European Union. The industry indicated that they had sourced a temporary solution to the problem but were considering submitting a business case that may require a change in policy regarding work permits for non-EU nationals.'

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