Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The embattled Soroti University secretary, Ruth Achimo Etibot has run to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit seeking redress in a matter that has kept her out of office for almost four years. Achimo cites malice and irregularities in the case where she was prosecuted in …
Read More »Three Entebbe municipal officials detained over corruption allegations
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State House Anti-Corruption Unit has picked up three Entebbe municipal council officials for alleged corruption. The suspects are Frank Ssekagiri, the Entebbe Municipal Community Development Officer, Sarah Monica Nabirye, the Acting Principal Education Officer, and Engineer Christine Nanfuka. The trio was picked up on Tuesday …
Read More »Hoima LC5 chairperson arrested by Anti-Corruption Unit detectives
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hoima District LC5 Chairperson, Kadir Kirungi has been arrested by detectives from the State house anti-corruption unit over yet to be disclosed charges. Kirungi was picked from Hoima city on Sunday evening by detectives from the state house anti corruption unit and whisked off …
Read More »Anti-Corruption Unit, police probe fake titles on NSSF land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State House Anti-Corruption Unit and the police are investigating a case in which 10 people allegedly acquired by fraudulent means, titles on land at Lubowa owned by the National Social Security Fund-NSSF. It is alleged that in 2019, Muhammad Kityo Lubowa, Moses Bogere, Betty …
Read More »Nakalema orders bus companies to refund extorted passengers cash
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The head of the Anti-Corruption Unit, Lt. Col. Edith Nakalema has directed bus operators who had collected money from students that were meant to travel with their companies upcountry and never received the service to refund it to them. Nakalema raided bus parks in Kampala …
Read More »19 arrested for impersonating State House Anti-Corruption unit officials
Beware of persons masquerading as officers from the State House Anti Corruption Unit Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Unit of State House has so far arrested 19 people who have been impersonating staff of the unit and extorting money from members of the public. According to the head …
Read More »How MP Bitangaro acquired Kassanda land
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The MP for Bufumbira County South, Sam Bitangaro has said he acquired the land in Bukompe Village, Kassanda district genuinely. Bitangaro also the former Minister of State for Gender was remanded last week to Luzira Prisons together with three people, lawyer John Francis Onyango Owor, …
Read More »State house anti-corruption unit probes Soroti University officials
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti University officials are under probe by the State House Anti- Corruption Unit, over allegations of misappropriation and diversion of funds. The officials are Prof. Robert Ikoja Odongo, the University Vice-Chancellor, Lawrence Okema Deputy Vice-Chancellor, James Odongo Internal Auditor and Hudson Areeba Procurement officer. Others …
Read More »BOU and CAA officials detained
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Several officials from the Bank of Uganda and the Civil Aviation Authority are being questioned following an anomaly with a consignment belonging to the central bank. In a statement this afternoon, signed by the Governor Emmanuel Mutebile, The Central Bank didn’t mention the officials but …
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