Taxman delays deportation of Ugandan doctors

The two Ugandan doctors scheduled to be deported later today or tomorrow morning reportedly owed Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS) over P2 million in Income Tax and Value Added Tax. Sources say that one of the deportees operated a business bank account using an underage child.

The duo Eli Musinguzi and Brian Mutebi are still in police custody after BURS halted their deportation on Monday on grounds that they owed the taxman. It is said the duo operated three clinics - Gaborone Clinic, Tembo Clinic and Exel Health Clinic all in Gaborone. "For many years, they did not file their tax returns and one of the clinics was not registered with BURS," said a source involved in the matter.  Director of Immigration, Mabuse Pule confirmed yesterday that the Ugandans are still in custody awaiting finalisation of their deportation papers.