Former theatre assistant remanded over shs 210,000 bribe to perform operation

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Paul Wamana a former Theatre Assistant at Arua Regional Hospital to Luzira Prison on charges of  corruption having solicited and received a bribe to operate a baby.

Wamana a resident of Anzuu Cell, Ayivu West Division  in Arua City, on Tuesday afternoon was arraigned before the Court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Esther Asiimwe and charged with two counts of corruption.

The Court has heard  that on May 22nd 2022, at Arua Regional Hospital in Arua City, Wamana being a public official employed as a Theatre Assistant by the Ministry of Health in the performance of his public function solicited for gratification of 210,000 shillings from Viola Joy Joseph.

This was allegedly in exchange for performing of a surgical operation on her child  Aron Nabil Bashir.

Wamana has denied the charges consented to by the Director of Public Prosecutions. The Prosecution’s Nicholas Kawoya has informed the Court that he is not the Prosecutor in personal conduct of this case and therefore asked the Court for an adjournment to enable the prosecutor in this case to update the court on the status of investigations.

Wamana asked Court to stand over the proceedings to enable his relatives to come to court and stand surety for him in vain . The Court granted him a stand over of 20 minutes but afterwards sent him to Luzira Prison until March 26th 2024 after his relatives failed to show up.

He denied the charges although he kept saying he should be given permission to say something in relation to the accusations against him. Court couldn’t grant him this permission but instead to record a plea.

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