Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID have recovered Shillings 600 milllion believed to have been siphoned from the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation-UPPC. The money is part of the Shillings 3 billion embezzled from the government-owned corporation through a fictitious Commission agent. CID Spokesperson Charles Twine says that …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Department has identified cases of fraud and forgeries by managers of saving schemes that were meant to benefit from the teachers revolving fund. These were unearthed as part of the investigations into the embezzlement of 11 out of the 25 billion Shillings …
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Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Busia district has arrested the Masafu sub-county chief for embezzling funds. Patrick Odong is accused of embezzling 49 Million Shillings that was meant to purchase land and construct the sub-county headquarters. The money was given to the sub-county as compensation from the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate is hunting for more than 70 teachers accused of swindling money released by the government for teacher’s Savings and Credit Cooperation Organisations- Saccos. In an effort to boost the welfare of teachers following numerous strikes over poor pay, President Yoweri Museveni …
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Kole, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Denis Obal, the header teacher of Sr. Gabriella Memorial Comprehensive Secondary School in Kole district is in police custody for alleged theft of student’s exams registration fees. Trouble for Obal started after senior four leavers from his school failed to access their Uganda Certificate Education-UCE …
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Karenga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Karenga District Northern Uganda Social Action Fund- NUSAF desk officer, Patrick Lotyang Ogwang has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than 70 million Shillings. The money was meant for two NUSAF projects. Lotyang is being investigated following a probe on how he spent NUSAF …
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Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The senior finance officer of Igorora town council in Ibanda district has been arrested for the alleged embezzlement of more than 28 million shillings. Ezra Nimusiima, 50, was arrested on the orders of the Inspectorate of Government eight months after he was interdicted over the …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Luwero district authorities are on spot for failing to spend 2.4 billion Shillings in the financial year 2019/20. The unspent funds came into the limelight after the release of the Auditor General’s report for the financial year in which the district leadership was faulted for …
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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 30 National Resistance Movement -NRM Candidates for District Councilor seats have besieged the Party offices in Luwero town council in protest against alleged embezzlement of 36 million shillings meant for their mobilization activities. On January 20th last week, the polling day for Local …
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Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Luweero district National Resistance Movement Executive Committee has suspended the district party administrative secretary Shafik Ntege over alleged embezzlement of 27 million shillings meant to facilitate flag bearers in village youths committee elections. The NRM district executive has also resolved to close the …
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