By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
The Anti- Corruption court has convicted a former State Prosecutor to a fine of Shs7 Million and banned from holding a public office for the next 10 years.
Kigwana Simon who was attached to Nabweru Chief Magistrate’s Court was on Tuesday 17th October 2023 found guilty of two counts of corruption and abuse of office.
Kigwana was arrested in 2019 by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit after he solicited for a gratification of UGX6M from court users (wananchi) in order for him to object bail in a criminal case at Nabweru Chief Magistrate’s Court.
Prosecution stated that on the 14th of May 2019 at Nabweru Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kawempe Division, in Kampala district, Kigwana directly solicited for a gratification of 6million shillings for himself from a one Odavious Kasumba and Zam Ndagire in exchange for him to object to a bail application of Abdul Jaggwe.
The suspect had been charged with the offense of threatening violence before Nabweru Court.
Court further learnt that on the May 5th the following day, Kigwana received 200,000shillings out of the 6million he had asked for.
