PDM Cash Becoming A Curse To The Corrupt - SACCO Boss Remanded.

The Anti Corruption Unit with related security agencies with the aid of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions have Monday 22nd July 2024 arraigned one Kawooya Abbey, the Chairperson of Namataba Namagunga PDM SACCO before the Chief Magistrate's Court Mukono, on several counts of obtaining money by false Pretences.

It is alleged that between the months of November 2023 and July 2024, in Namataba Town Council, Mukono District, Kawooya repeatedly obtained money from hundreds of PDM beneficiaries in Namagunga Namataba ward SACCO by falsely claiming that the money was needed by the board to process PDM loans for them and even punished those that did not comply by deleting them from the list of beneficiaries.

He has been remanded until 05/08/2024.

In the related development, on 12th July 2024 the same unit arraigned leaders of the Nakifuma PDM SACCO in Mukono before the Grade One Magistrate's Court Nakifuma on Charges of Conspiracy to Defraud.

These are; 1. Kibowa Ronald-Secretary 2. Nakamya Sophia-Treasurer and 3. Matovu Ben-Chairperson PDM Vetting Committee.

The accused, between March and November 2023 conspired to defraud beneficiaries of Nakifuma Ward PDM SACCO of UGX 19,500,000 by removing the eligible members of the SACCO and replacing them with their family members. They were remanded until 23rd July 2024.