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UMEME EXIT: Buyout to cost $215 million

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government is set to pay US$215 million (Sh 802 billion) to acquire majority shares of power distributor, Umeme. The move comes as Umeme’s 20 year contract comes to a close in 2025, giving government full control of the power distribution system, marking the end …

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BAIL: Minister Kitutu remanded to Luzira until after Easter

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded the Minister for Karamoja Affairs Mary Gorreti Kitutu Kimono to Luzira Prison for loss of public property, corruption, and conspiracy to defraud the government. Kitutu was arraigned before the Court presided over by Chief Magistrate Joan Achiro on Thursday.  Kitutu …

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Minister Kitutu pleads not guilty, seeks bail

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Minister for Karamoja Affairs Mary Gorreti Kitutu has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the mismanagement of iron sheets intended for the Karamoja Community Empowerment Program. She is seeking bail at the Anti-Corruption Court were she was produced under tight security just after …

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DPP: Mary Goretti Kitutu Kimono to appear in court today

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has sanctioned charges of corruption and conspiracy to commit a felony against minister Kitutu Mary Goretti Kimono for diverting iron sheets meant for the Karamoja Community Empowerment Programme. DPP Jane Frances Abodo has consented to …

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