The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded two employees of Uganda Railway Corporation on charges of causing government a financial loss of more than 146 million shillings.
They are; Nicholas Kakooza the Mechanical Engineer and Peter Chrys Katwebaze Assistant Chief Mechanical Engineer who are all residents in Kiira Division in Wakiso District. On Thursday, the group appeared before the Acting Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate Abert Asiimwe who read to them one count of causing financial loss. They are jointly charged with Stanley Sendegeya who has not appeared before the Court and criminal summons have been issued against him.
The Court has heard that during the month of August 2021 at Uganda Railways Corporation offices at plot 57 Nasser Road in Kampala, the accused persons caused irregular payment of an extra sum of 38,200 Dollars to Kenya Railway Corporation for security and transportation of four used locomotives that had been provided by URC from Chwangame Mombasa to URC’s workshop in Nalukolongo Kampala; Yet the said payments had already been made to the Provider GPR Leasing Africa under the Contract for the Supply Delivery, Training and commissioning of four used locomotives knowing that such extra payments would cause financial loss to the government of Uganda.
The Magistrate has however denied them bail for lack of substantial sureties and accordingly sent them to Luzira prison until March 22nd 2024.
