Dar es Salaam, March 27 -- BUKOBA: FIVE persons appeared before the Kagera Resident Magistrates Court on Tuesday to answer various economic offences including evading paying taxes.

Senior State Attorney (SSA) Judith Mwakyusa who was assisted by Gloria Lugeye and Alex Giryago named the accused as Mwesiga Rupia, Nelius Kaizirege, Julieth Ishengoma, Herieth Deodatus and Mulokozi Egbert, all residents of Karagwe District.

She told the fully-packed courtroom that on diverse dates between December last year to March this year, the accused were found conducting business involving processing and distributing various intoxicants without valid licence.

Other offences facing them include causing a pecuniary loss amounting 10.6m/- to the Tanzania ...