Trade PS Ssali charged, remanded over sh3.8b cooperatives cash

Ssali was Friday, July 19, 2024, charged with abuse of office, causing financial loss under the Anti Corruption Act sections 11 and 19, respectively and conspiracy to defraud under section 309 of the Penal Code Act.

Geraldine Busuulwa Ssali, the trade ministry’s permanent secretary was escorted by female Prisons officers to the holding cell, before being presented in court alongside three legislators, a lawyer and a trade ministry official, all implicated in the cooperative funds scandal. (Credit: Alfred Ochwo)