The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded five employees of Equity Bank on charges of conspiring to defraud the bank of sh62bn. They are Julius Musiimenta, the Head Agency Banking, Erina Nabisubi the Relationship Manager Telecoms, Fred Semwogerere a Banker, Crescent Tumuhimbise Tibarwesereka, a Relationship Officer and Wyclif Asiimwe a Distribution and Marketing Consultant. These […]
The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has apprehended Ezaruku Kazimiro, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Madi Okollo District, on allegations of embezzling Shillings 1.2 billion from the Bugiri District Local Government during the 2020/2021 financial year. Kazimiro’s arrest occurred alongside that of five departmental heads, the Deputy CAO, and three accountants within the Bugiri District […]
The Minister for Karamoja Affairs Mary Goretti Kimono Kitutu has petitioned the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala challenging summons issued by the Inspectorate of Government (IGG). The IGG, Beti Kamya had summoned the Minister to provide information in respect to the management of supplementary funds that were released to the Office of the Prime Minister to […]
The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has granted bail to Mitooma Chief Magistrate Sylvia Nvanungi and Ssembabule State Attorney Jacqueline Bako who are facing charges of corruption. The duo spent Wednesday night in Luzira prison after being charged and remanded on eight counts of corruption. Bako appeared on all cases while Nvanungi faces one count which […]
The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala on Wednesday remanded Mitooma Chief Magistrate Sylvia Nvanungi and Sembabule Resident State Attorney Jacqueline Bako, for alleged corruption. The two appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro who charged them with eight counts of corruption. Bako was implicated in all charges, while Nvanungi was involved in one count. […]
A state attorney at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has been convicted over receiving a gratification of sh200,000 from two complainants. The Anti-Corruption Court in Nakasero in Kampala, presided over by Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe, on October 13, 2023, convicted Simon Kigwana of charges of corruption. Kigwana was charged with […]
Three Hoima district officials will not serve in government positions for the next 10 years after they were convicted of forgery. The officials were each sentenced to a cash fine of five million shillings on top of being banned from holding a public office within the next ten years. Anti-Corruption Court Magistrate Joan Aciro […]
The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded the Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Mary Goretti Kitutu and her brother Michael Naboya Kitutu to Luzira Prison on charges of causing loss of public property, corruption and conspiracy to defraud the government. The court heard that between June 2022 and January 2023, Kitutu caused the loss of public property in […]
The Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Mary Goretti Kitutu and her brother Michael Naboya Kitutu have today Thursday 6/4/2023 been charged with corruption, conspiracy to defraud and diversion of over 9000 iron sheets which were meant for the empowerment program for Karamoja sub-region. The duo has appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate, Joan Aciro. The […]