Nandutu remanded to Luzira prison, committed to High Court

Nandutu who is also the Women Member of Parliament for Bududa district was on Wednesday, 19 April 2023 charged with dealing with suspect property contrary to section 21A (1) of the Anti-Corruption Act,2009 (As Amended) before she was committed to High Court for trial.

The Anti-Corruption Court grade one magistrate, Esther Asiimwe, said she could not hear her bail application following her committal.

Nandutu will appear again in Court on 3rd May, 2023.

Last week, State Minister for Finance and Economic planning Amos Lugoloobi became the second minister implicated in the iron sheets scandal to be remanded to Luzira following a decision by the judge to make a ruling on his bail application later in the month.

Prosecution alleges that Lugoloobi, who is also the Member Parliament (MP) for Ntenjeru North constituency in Kayunga district, wrongly obtained 700 pre-painted iron sheets meant for Karamoja sub-region.

The Anti-Corruption Court made a decision to make a final decision on Lugoloobi’s bail hearing on the 20^th of April.

Lugoloobi, who is accused of misappropriating iron sheets meant for Karamoja sub-region, was arrested on Friday, April 14 2023 and held at the Kira Road Police

About one month ago, New Vision reported that he had used the iron sheets to roof his piggery farm in his constituency in Kayunga district. Lugoloobi however denied the allegations saying that the piggery farm he had roofed was a poverty alleviation project he had started to help people in his constituency.