Town Clerk., Assistant Engineer Remanded Over Abuse Of Office.

The  State House Anti corruption Unit this afternoon, working with Criminal Investigations Directorate have arraigned two officials of Busolwe Town Council, Butaleja District before the Anti-Corruption Court on charges of Abuse of Office. 

Court has heard that, in May 2022, the two officials; Hirya Julius (Town Clerk) and Namutiga Charles Guloba (Assistant Engineer), allegedly abused their authority by irregularly approving contracts to World Host Consultants Ltd, for the designing of the town council structural plan without following procurement procedures.

 This impunity resulted in loss of public funds in payments to the irregularly contracted World Host Consultants Ltd.

They have been remanded until 14/06/2024 when they will be returned to the same Court for further proceedings.

The same Anti Graft Unit las week arraigned 14 suspects before the Mukono Chief Magistrates on Charges of Forcible Entry, Criminal Trespass, Malicious Damage and Conspiracy to Commit a Felony.

 Between 17th and 21st May 2024, the accuseds together with others still at large violently entered into land comprised on Block 189 plot 888 in Lwanyonyi Mukono.

They graded the land, destroying crops, trees, and water pipes on land belonging to the Estate of the late Israel Banoba.

 One Kavambere Rose who claims part of the land, had earlier on been sued by late Banoba vide Civil Suit 66/2013 and Court found she is a trespasser on the land.