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@kfm Thu, 29 Feb 2024 05:43:11

OPM funds: Minister Kitutu to appear in court today

The Minister for Karamoja Affairs Mary Gorreti Kitutu Kimono is this morning expected to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala to answer to the new corruption-related offences. Kitutu is expected to take plea to fresh charges of causing a financial loss of Shs1.5 billion to government by failing to conduct peace-building activities in Karamoja sub-region. The minister is jointly charged with Geoffrey Seremba, the accounting officer in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and  Magezi Deogratius; under secretary and head of department pacification and development program and Ms Tracy Atuhairwe, an accountant from the OPM. Prosecution states that between February and June 2022 while performing her duties as a minister for Karamoja Affairs, Kitutu failed to conduct peace-building activities […]

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