Karamoja Iron Sheets: Nandutu remains in Luzira as Court grants Shs 8 million cash bail to OPM top Manager

The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has granted an eight million shillings cash bail to Joshua Abaho, the Senior Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Karamoja Affairs.

Abaho was last week charged and remanded for conspiring with his boss, also the Karamoja Affairs Miniister Mary Gorreti Kitutu to illegally to divert iron sheets meant for the vulnerables in Karamoja.

Prosecution states that during the month of January 2023 at the office of the Prime Minister’s Stores in Namanve in Mukono District being in public office in the position of Senior Assistant Secretary Ministry of Karamoja Affairs, Abaho diverted 5,500 iron sheets of gauge 28 belonging to the State.

He re-appeared on Tuesday before the court and presented five sureties who were each bonded 150 million shillings non-cash.

Karamoja Iron Sheets: Nandutu remains in Luzira as Court grants Shs 8 million cash bail to OPM top Manager

Among the sureties included Kenneth Mugumya Tibeijuka, the Assistant Commissioner in the Ministry of Education who is also his elder brother, Johnson Musinguzi his cousin and Assistant Commissioner of the Ministry of Works and Transport and Geoffrey Ndiwalana the Engineer for Makindye Sabagabo Municipal Council.

Others are Simon Peter Kasyate his nephew who is also the Deputy Director of Public and Corporate Affairs at Kampala Capital City Authority and Simon Tumwesigye Karokora his  Cousin who is also the Customs Supervisor at Uganda Revenue Authority.

Presiding Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro found all sureties to be substantial including the nephew whom the prosecution had rejected on grounds that he cannot produce his elder to court as and when needed.

Prosecution however informed the court that the investigations in the case are incomplete and asked to be given a hearing date.

The case was adjourned to June 1 for both Abaho, Minister Kitutu, and Naboya to return to court for mention.

State Minister for Karamoja Affairs Agnes Nandutu remains the only person implicated in the iron sheets scandal on remand.

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Karamoja Iron Sheets: Nandutu remains in Luzira as Court grants Shs 8 million cash bail to OPM top Manager