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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has closed 17 files on the theft and diversion of Iron Sheets meant for the Karamoja Region. Addressing journalists on Saturday at her office, the Director of Public Prosecutions Jane Frances Abodo said that her office …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hearing of the case in which State Minister for Karamoja Affairs Agnes Nandutu is implicated in the iron sheets scandal has not taken place. The hearing of the case in which Nandutu is charged with dealing with suspect property was expected Thursday before Anti-Corruption Court …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court in Kampala dismissed an application in which State Minister for Karamoja, Agnes Nandutu sought to have her trial over Karamoja iron sheets saga halted. On Monday, Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga said there is nothing for interpretation and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Michael Naboya Kitutu, the brother of Karamoja Affairs Minister, Mary Gorreti Kitutu Kimono, wants his case file forwarded to the High Court. He is jointly charged with his sister and her Personal Assistant, Joshua Abaho, in the Anti-Corruption Court for their alleged involvement in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyer Male Mabirizi has filed a petition with the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala, seeking to halt the criminal case against Agness Nandutu, the State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, in connection with the iron sheets scandal. In his application submitted on Wednesday, Mabirizi requests a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has dismissed an application made by State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Agness Nandutu, to halt her trial in connection with the iron sheets scandal. Lady Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga ruled against Nandutu’s request to forward her case to the Constitutional Court …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawyers representing embattled State Minister for Karamoja, Agnes Nandutu have objected to her trial at Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala. Nandutu is battling charges of dealing with suspect property in the infamous iron sheet scandal at the Prime Minister’s Office. Her lawyers led by Kampala …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court Judge Lawrence Gidudu has fixed July 4th as the date to decide on whether individuals implicated in the diversion of iron sheets and property under their ministries and departments can be legally held accountable. Justice Gidudu’s ruling will have a great …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court Judge, Lawrence Gidudu, has tasked Male Mabirizi to reveal the source of an internal memo that led to the arrest and subsequent prosecution of ministers implicated in the iron sheets scandal. On Monday, Judge Gidudu eagerly demanded that Mabirizi disclose the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Attorney General has opposed Lawyer Male Mabirizi’s application, which seeks a declaration that the investigations, arrests, detentions, and subsequent prosecutions of some suspects implicated in the diversion of iron sheets meant for the people of Karamoja are illegal. The Attorney General, in an …