URA employees’ case over sh800m bribery continues today
The charges against the accused include corruption and abuse of office, as stipulated under Sections 2(a), 26 and 11(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2009, as amended.
According to the prosecution led by URA legal officer Thomas Davis Lomuria, the alleged offences took place on March 30, 2023, at Guanghua Hotel in Kololo, Kampala.
KAMPALA - The trial of a Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) supervisor accused of soliciting an alleged sh800 million bribe from a taxpayer is set to resume today, March 23, 2026.
The prosecution is expected to call its third witness to testify. Caroline Naggoli faces the charges alongside URA tax officer Benedict Sekaayi.
The case will continue at the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court, presided over by Justice Michael Elubu.
The charges against the accused include corruption and abuse of office, as stipulated under Sections 2(a), 26 and 11(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2009, as amended.
If convicted, they face up to 10 years in prison, while abuse of office carries a sentence of seven years or a fine not exceeding sh1.3 million, or both.
Prosecution’s case
According to the prosecution led by URA legal officer Thomas Davis Lomuria, the alleged offences took place on March 30, 2023, at Guanghua Hotel in Kololo, Kampala.
It is alleged that Naggoli and Sekaayi, in the performance of their duties as a supervisor and URA officer respectively, sought a bribe of sh800 million from Tong Jiao in order to reduce a tax liability from sh4.1 billion to sh2.2 billion.
Furthermore, the prosecution alleges that Naggoli and Sekaayi abused their positions at URA by demanding a bribe from Tong Jiao to reduce the tax liability owed by Migoo and Trading Company Limited.
The prosecution contends that the acts were prejudicial to the interests of URA. The accused denied all the charges and are out on bail.