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Museveni petitioned to cause investigation and prosecution of former BoU officials

Matooke Republic by Matooke Republic
February 15, 2021
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President Yoweri Museveni has been petitioned by concerned citizens, a one Sam Brian Kakuru and Brian Arinda who want former executives of Bank of Uganda (BoU), investigated and prosecuted over allegations of involving themselves in corruption and the fraudulent sale of seven defunct banks.

The officials named in the letter received by State House are former Deputy Governor Dr Louis Kasekende, Justine Bagyenda, the former BoU Executive Director in charge of bank supervision Benedict Ssekabira and Margaret Kasule.

“Your Excellency as you may be aware that it’s now almost three years since COSASE committee of the Parliament closed its investigations into the irregular sale of seven defunct banks, with recommendations to hold culpable the implicated officials, but nothing yet has been done. A forensic parliamentary audit by the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (PAC-COSASE) discovered that the three – Kasekende, Bagyenda and Sekabira, profited from the botched closure of seven commercial banks and other fraudulent acts during the process,” the petitioner’s letter reads in part.

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“Your excellency, there has been overwhelming evidence according to COSASE report of 2019 all over citing corruption scandals in the central bank to mention but a few; fraudulent closure of 7 defunct banks, irregularities on appointments within the Bank Of Uganda, conflict of interest in bidding processes in construction of bank of Uganda currency centers, among others in the bank of Uganda,” he adds.

“Following the above background, we have petitioned the DPP, IGG severally on then irregularities in the closure of seven defunct banks prompting the call for further action but all in vain,” he says.

“It is very clear as per the COSASE report that the said officials abused their authority by doing whatever they did in contravention of section 90 of the Financial Institutions Act and other relevant laws,” Kakuru adds.

Kakuru tells the President that he feels let down as no action has been taken against the alleged culprits as they petitioned on the same matter to CID police, IGG and DPP upon advice from the anti-corruption court of the high court of Uganda to carry out investigations and prosecute them.

“As petitioners and concerned citizens we served our petitions on the same subject matter to CID police, IGG and DPP upon advice from the anti-corruption court of the high court of Uganda to carry out investigations and prosecute the alleged culprits in the fraudulent closure of 7 defunct banks however as petitioners we feel let down as no action has been taken against alleged culprits,” he says.

“Creditors and owners (shareholders) of the defunct banks that is International Credit Bank (ICB), Greenland Bank and Cooperative Bank and Crane Bank among others whose properties were taken over and sold by Bank of Uganda fraudulently and at giveaway prices are still waiting for Justice thus justice delayed is justice denied.”

“Under your directive the anti-corruption agencies should take action on the above subject matter since they are already in receipt of the above complaint and available reports pinning the culprits in the Bank of Uganda saga.”

“The police is also supposed to investigate, how certificate of titles belonging to former clients of the above three defunct banks ended up in the possession of city lawyers, yet they were originally in the possession of the central bank, following the closure of the respective banks,” Kakuru notes.

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