By Editorial,
The head of the High Court Anti-Corruption Division, Justice Lawrence Gidudu, has ordered the Chief Magistrate to expedite the processing of Lawyer Male Mabirizi’s complaint accusing Speaker Anita Among of money laundering and to determine its substance within three months.
The order follows an appeal by Mabirizi after the Chief Magistrates Court dismissed his privately instituted criminal charges against Speaker Among.
On August 15, 2023, Mabirizi submitted a letter to the Chief Magistrate of the Anti-Corruption Court, accusing Among of acquiring properties through corrupt means between 2016 and 2023.
These properties include a palatial residence on Mackinnon Road, Nakasero, Kampala Central Division; a residential house in Ministers’ Village, Ntinda, Nakawa Division; Sky Hotel International, a 3-star hotel at Kyaddondo, plot 1423, Ntinda, off Naalya Road, Mugisha Road, Nakawa Division; a palatial upcountry residence in Aereere Village, Karutaru Sub County, Bukedea District among others.
In his case, Mabirizi requested that the court summon Speaker Among to take a plea, be charged, and be tried for money laundering on allegations of defrauding taxpayers. END.
