Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded two Bank of Uganda officials on charges of corruption and abuse of office. The two are Francis Kakeeto, the Assistant Director Mbale Currency Centre and Fred Wanyama Vito, the BoU verification officer. Prosecution alleges that the suspects on April, …
Read More »Court rejects request to issue warrant of arrest for MP Munyagwa
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has declined to issue a warrant of arrest against Kawempe South Member of Parliament Mubarak Munyagwa for shunning criminal summons. Court presided over by the Chief Magistrate Pamela Lamunu declined to grant the request made by the State Prosecutor Alice Komuhangi. …
Read More »Hearing of application to block MP Munyagwa’s trial flops
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has failed to hear an application seeking to block the trial of Kawempe South Member of Parliament Mubarak Munyagwa. The State Prosecutor Marion Aciro told court presided by the Chief Magistrate Pamela Lamunu that the prosecutor Alice Komuhangi who is familiar …
Read More »Munyagwa seeks to block anti-corruption court trial
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kawempe South Member of Parliament, Mubarak Munyangwa has petitioned the Constitutional Court seeking to block his trial in the Anti-Corruption Court for fraud. It stems from the Criminal summons issued by the Anti-Corruption Grade One Magistrate, Moses Nabende directing Munyagwa to appear in …
Read More »MP Mubarak Munyagwa snubs anti-corruption court
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kawempe South Member of Parliament Mubarak Munyagwa has not appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court where he was expected to answer to charges of corruption. The Court issued criminal summons last week, requiring Munyagwa to respond to accusations that he solicited a gratification of 100 million …
Read More »Vietnamese found smuggling ivory granted bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has granted bail to two Vietnamese accused of wildlife trafficking. They are Nguyen Son Dong, 40 the Director of Wisdom Theta Limited and Pham Van Chieu 33 a resident of Ntinda a Kampala Suburb. They are jointly charged with Phung Thi …
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