The anti corruption court has remanded to Luzira prison two Employees of Bank of Uganda who are facing corruption charges.
These have been identified as 36 year old Francis Kakeeto is a banker working as a Branch manager of Bank of Uganda -Mbale Branch and 42 year old Fred Vito Wanyama an Assistant Branch manager
These have been remanded by grade one magistrate Abert Asimwe after they pleaded not guilty to charges of Abuse of office when they allegedly allowed inclusion of unauthorized cargo on a chartered plane carrying printed material of Bank of Uganda .
According to the charges sanctioned by the Director of Public Prosecutions Mike Chibita, the pair was assigned by their employer (BOU) to carry out a pre-shipment inspection of printed material in France but in total abuse of their respective offices allowed inclusion of unauthorized cargo on a chartered plane.
In the alternative, the 2 suspects are facing a charge of corruption in which they are said to have corruptly neglected to perform their duties by failing to report unauthorized cargo on a plane fully chartered by Bank of Uganda .
The 2 men allegedly committed the offenses on 26th/April 2019 between France, Belgium and Entebbe International Airport .
The magistrate also denied them bail and remanded them until Tuesday next week to consider their second bail application since he found their first sureties not substantial.
The said sureties had no pepper identification documents to present in court including LC letters to prove area of residence.
The two were arrested following a complaint by Bank of Uganda Governor Emmanuel Mutebile who tipped the anti corruption unit of state house following his suspicion of extra cargo that entered the country abode a chartered BOU plane that was carrying printed material.
According to reports, the plane landed at Entebbe International Airport on the 27th of April 2019 and was cleared by URA officials in the presence of Bank of Uganda officials and Aviation security .
However according to a statement from Bank of Uganda , the chartered plane had to carry 20 pallets instead of 25 .
The alleged anormally was detected during the verification of the consignment hence commencement of investigations which have sofar revealed that the extra cargo belongs to powerful businesmen in the country and organisations.
A joint investigation between CID and State House Anti-corruption unit has sofar led to the arrest of a number Bank of Uganda officials .