By Editorial
The Anti-Corruption Court has granted bail to the Minister in charge of Karamoja Affairs Mary Gorreti Kitutu.
Kitutu was granted cash bail of 10 Million Shillings after resubmitting fresh sureties after the previous ones were rejected by Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro.
Kitutu’s lawyers Michael Wamasebu, Jude Byamukama, and John Musiime today presented sureties with documents of identification, registration of their respective businesses, and their bank statements to show their earnings as well as introduction letters from their respective chairpersons.
The sureties are Dominic Gidudu Mafabi, the State Minister representing the Elderly People and also the MP Elderly for Eastern Region, and Godfrey Wakili, the National Chairman of the National Resistance Movement and MP for Butiru County in Manafwa District among others.
The State Attorney Jonathan Muwaganya said he has no objection to the sureties since they have presented the required documents.
Aciro said that she considered the sureties to be substantial and granted Kiututu cash bail of 10 million Shillings and 200 million Shillings, not cash.
Kitutu’s co-accused and brother, Michael Naboya Kitutu was also granted bail of 3 million Shillings cash.
Aciro adjourned the case to April 27th for an update on the status of investigations of the case. END.
