BUKOBA, Oct. 2 -- THE Muleba District Magistrates Court has sentenced Elbert Rutaihwa, a revenue collector, to three years imprisonment after he was convicted of stealing over 5.4m/- belonging to his employer.

The offence was committed contrary to Section 15 (1) (a) and (2) of the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) Act, Revised Edition 2023.

A prosecutor from the Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB), Mustafa Mcharazo told the court during hearing of the case that on diverse dates between April-September, 2025 the convict (Rutaihwa) on virtue of his employment, collected a total of 5,439,700/- but negligently failed to deposit the revenue through the official POS Account but instead used the money for hi...