The Anti-Corruption Court has convicted former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Agnes Nandutu, over the diversion of 2,000 iron sheets meant for vulnerable communities in the Karamoja sub-region.
Court found that Nandutu knowingly received and retained government property that had not been lawfully allocated to her and which she had reason to believe had been irregularly diverted from a public programme intended to benefit vulnerable citizens.
Following the conviction, her bail was cancelled, and she was remanded to Luzira Prison until Friday this week when she will return to court for sentencing.
The case is part of a wider crackdown on the misuse of relief items meant for Karamoja, which has drawn national attention and intensified calls for accountability in the management of public resources.
