The Uganda Police have explained how it trailed Dr. Mathew Kirabo for months leading to his arrest in Kenya. The Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga said that Kirabo, who was in absentia convicted of killing his girlfriend, Desire Mirembe fled the country as he jumped bail during his trial by Mukono High Court in 2021.
“We wish to inform the public that a fugitive, Mathew Kirabo wanted by Mukono High Court, who has been on the run for the last couple of years, was arrested by Interpol Kenya,” he said.
He added that Kirabo was successfully identified by Interpol Kenya on September 12, 2023 following a Red Notice from Interpol Uganda.
The accused jumped court bail in Mukono High Court, during the hearing of the murder case of Desire Mirembe, who was allegedly murdered on 10th July, 2015, and her body dumped in Lugazi sugarcane plantations.
“As a result, the office of the DPP and the Directorate of CID, processed a warrant of arrest and handed it over to Interpol Uganda, for them to locate and provisionally arrest the wanted fugitive. He was thereafter, declared a fugitive, populated on the Interpol Database of wanted persons and a Red Note issued accordingly in November 2021. All this while, Interpol has been monitoring his movement until 12.09.2023, when he was arrested,” he said.
The Uganda’s police mouthpiece said that Kirabo will be delivered to Interpol Uganda, and handed over to the High Court in Mukono, in liaison with the ODPP and CID at Kampala Metropolitan Police Headquarters.
Uganda Police therefore commended Interpol Kenya and Uganda, who worked tirelessly to track down and arrest a wanted fugitive.
“The arrest highlights the excellent relationship between Uganda and the Kenyan Law Enforcement and Legal Agencies. It further demonstrates the continued value of the bilateral mutual agreements, between Uganda and Kenya, in bringing people to account for their alleged criminal actions,” Enanga said.
Interpol Uganda, Kenya and its partner agencies across the globe are relentless in ensuring those wanted for crimes face justice.
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