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Governor M'Ethingia told the court he had never communicated with Sniper, nor did he know the person registered to the mobile line in question.

The unit, formed due to an increase in cases, was also tasked with monitoring content that propagates online hate and incitement.

DCI detectives descended upon Governor Kawira Mwangaza's Milimani estate residence on Saturday, cordoning it off and turning it into a crime scene.