The Inspector General of Government Ms Beti Kamya withdrawn corruption charges filed against three officials from the office of the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The three, who were co-accused with Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Mary Goretti Kitutu, were previously accused of causing a financial loss worth 1.5 billion to the government after mismanaging funds meant for peacekeeping activities in Karamoja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These are Geoffrey Sseremba, the Accounting Officer; Deogratius Masagazi, the Undersecretary Head of Department Pacification and Development Programme; and Tracy Atuhirwe, an accountant. The withdrawal form leaves Minister Kitutu alone to face the charges of causing financial loss of more than shs 1.5 billion to the government <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daisy Acio, an Inspectorate Officer from the IG tendered a letter before Acting Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate Abert Asiimwe, discontinuing proceedings against the trio. The charges were amended, and Kitutu remained as the only suspect on the charge sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The IG claims that between February and June 2022, while serving as Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Kitutu failed to conduct various peace-building activities in the Karamoja sub-region, resulting in a financial loss of Shillings 1.5 billion to the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Minister has since appealed against the decision arguing that her role as a Minister involves policy-making rather than direct implementation, and she maintains that she was not directly involved in the technical aspects of the activities in question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jude Byamukama, Kitutu\u2019s lawyer\u00a0requested a three-week adjournment, citing her COVID-19 diagnosis and isolation since March 12th, 2024. The case has been adjourned to April 30th, 2024, for Kitutu\u2019s prosecution, while her co-accused were discharged.\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Inspector General of Government Ms Beti Kamya withdrawn corruption charges filed against three officials from the office of the Prime Minister. The three, who were co-accused with Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Mary Goretti Kitutu, were previously accused of causing a financial loss worth 1.5 billion to the government after mismanaging funds meant for peacekeeping […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2978","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-politics"},"yoast_head":"\n