By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
Three Ugandan Members of Parliament have been sent to Luzira Prison on remand having been charged with Corruption for soliciting kickbacks in regard to Uganda Human Rights Commission funding.
The Trio, Bunyole East MP Yusuf Mutembuli, Busiki County MP Paul Akamba and Lwengo District Woman MP Cissy Dionizia Namujju were remanded on Wednesday, 12th June, 2024.
Court records indicate they solicited 20 percentage share of the Uganda Human Rights Commission’s 2024/25 budget, promising to influence its increase.
The Office of Director of Public Prosecutions says that the trio on 13th May, 2024, met with the Chairperson of UHRC, Mariam Wangadya in a Kampala Hotel where they offered to leverage their influence on Parliament’s Budget Committee to secure additional funding for UHRC in exchange for the illicit payment.
DPP says the Lawmakers will be in Luzira as the case being prosecuted by Senior State Attorneys Nicholas Kawooya and Gertrude Apio proceeds.
