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Labori Sub-county LC3 chairperson arrested over alleged theft of church fundraising donations in Serere

Corruption & Abuse of Office Verified Serere 3 Dec 2025 Severity: 2/5

Police said the LC3 chairperson of Labori Sub-county, Haruna Onai, was arrested after church members of St Michael Atirangoto Catholic Church accused him of taking a bull, a cow and poultry donated at a fundraising held on 24 October 2025 without paying the promised money. Police said he was held at Serere Central Police Station pending investigations; according to the Daily Monitor, he is separately accused of stealing a sub-county generator, while an associate said he took the items on behalf of an unnamed parliamentary candidate.

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1 arrested or detained

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