Medical intern faces 12 years in jail
Sep 22, 2020
Taremwa was employed as a medical intern at the cancer institute, where he allegedly demanded the money from Christopher Nyabongo as an inducement.
COURT|CORRUPTION|CRIME
KAMPALA - A medical intern attached to Mulago Hospital could end up in jail for 12 years, if convicted over two offences of corruption.
Dickson Taremwa was on Friday charged at the Anti-Corruption Court in Kololo, Kampala, before Chief Magistrate Pamela Lamunu in relation to sh100,000 he allegedly received from a patient on July 17, last year, at Mulago Hospital.
Taremwa was employed as a medical intern at the cancer institute, where he allegedly demanded the money from Christopher Nyabongo as an inducement.
Asked by the magistrate whether he solicited and received the money from Nyabongo, Taremwa denied the charges.
"I have never demanded money from Nyabongo," Taremwa said.
Taremwa was remanded to Luzira Prison after he failed to produce sureties in court.
He will appear on Thursday, via video link before Chief Magistrate Lamunu to apply for bail.