By Spy Uganda
Kampala: The State House Anti-Corruption Unit together with Police on Monday arraigned 6 suspects before the KCCA Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges of aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit a felony.
The suspects were arrested on the night of 5 January 2024, after they without any court orders forcefully accessed the partially demolished family home of the late Eng. Johnson Eliba Orech armed with machetes and violently attacked and robbed one of the family members of his phone and money. The family home had earlier been illegally demolished without any court order after a similar attack by people acting on the instructions of Yusuf Ssemakula on 26th Dec 2022.
This incident was investigated by The State House Anti-Corruption Unit and the status quo was to be maintained pending the conclusion of court cases as to the ownership of the property.
Officers at Kira Police Station were able to swiftly respond to a distress call made by another family member and apprehend the 6 suspects who indicated to the police that they had also been sent by Yusuf Ssemakula, who is sighted in several similar cases of illegal evictions reported to the Unit The suspects include; Lukwago Julius, Kato Hussien, Okello Peter, Katerega Umar, Ochen Hussien, and Bahati Godfrey, and they have been remanded until 01 February 2024.
More About The State House Anti Corruption Unit
The State House Anti Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) in one year, 2022, managed to recover Ugx35.484bn from corruption masters of this country, annual report revealed.
The Unit also managed to arrest and arraign in court over 448 suspects. Among these, courts convicted 70 culprits including government accounting Officers, Executive Officers, managing directors, Secretaries of Commission, CAOs, and Town Clerks.
SH-ACU was established under Article 99(4) of the constitution of Uganda, which gives the President executive powers to either directly or indirectly perform his duties or through officers subordinate to him.
Launched on 10th December 2018, SH-ACU coordinates with all constitutionally mandated agencies to ensure corruption free country.
The Unit also acts as a link between H.E. the President, citizens, and Anti- Corruption agencies in relation to Anti-Corruption issues.
