Corruption Suspect MP Akamba’s Human Rights Concerns Forwarded to Constitutional Court Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has referred Busiki County MP Paul Akamba’s application seeking to dismiss corruption charges against him over alleged human rights violations to the Constitutional Court for determination. In his …
Read More »Court halts trial of MPs Namujju, Mutembuli and Akamba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has temporarily halted the hearing of a corruption case involving three Members of Parliament. The MPs Lwengo District Woman MP Cissy Namujju Dionizia, Bunyole East MP Yusuf Mutembuli, and the Busiki County MP Paul Akamba are accused of soliciting a …
Read More »Court grants bail to Mutembuli, Namujju and Akamba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has granted cash bail of 50 million Shillings to three Members of Parliament facing corruption charges. Justice Lawrence Gidudu, presiding over the case, approved the bail on Monday after the legislators had spent 55 days in remand at Luzira Maximum …
Read More »DPP opposes bail for Akamba, Mutembuli and Namujju
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions-DPP has asked the Anti-Corruption Court to deny bail to three Members of Parliament who are facing corruption charges. The MPs are: Yusuf Mutembuli (Bunyole East), a resident of Bweyogerere Kirinya in Kira Municipality, Wakiso district, Paul Akamba (Busiki) resident of …
Read More »Three MPs, lawyer remanded over theft of shs7.3bn cooperative cash
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Members of Parliament and two others were on Friday remanded to Luzira prison by the Anti-Corruption Court Kampala on charges of diversion of public resources. The MPS who were arrested during the week are accused of conspiracy to defraud government more than 7.3 billion …
Read More »MPs Mawanda, Wamakuyu, and Akamba expected in court over theft of shs7.3bn cooperative cash
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three Members of Parliament are expected in court on charges of conspiracy to defraud and diversion of public resources. They are Igara East MP Michael Mawanda, Elgon County MP Mudimi Wamakuyu, and Busiki County MP Paul Akamba. They will be charged with Leonard Kavundira, the Assistant …
Read More »MP Akamba rearrested in court premises after securing bail
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A scuffle ensued on Friday as Member of Parliament Paul Akamba was rearrested at the Anti-Corruption Court premises shortly after securing bail on corruption charges. Akamba was earlier granted a cash bail of 13 million shillings by Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro, who also ordered him …
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