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Former Uganda Netball Federation (UNF) president Sarah Babirye Kityo is today, May 3, 2024, expected to appear in court over charges of fraudulent accounting in connection to sh186m.

Kityo, who was charged last year, is scheduled to appear at the Nakasero-based Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala before principal grade one magistrate Christopher Opit for the mention of her case and for the state to provide an update on the progress of investigations and when the trial will commence.

Last month, court adjourned the case to allow the state to conclude investigations in the matter and fix a hearing date.

According to the prosecution, it is alleged that between December and November in 2021, at UNF, Kityo and others still at large, with intent to defraud, made or were privy to making false accountability in relation to sh186m released by the National Council of Sports to the federation for Pent Series and the African National Championship in Namibia. Kityo denied the charge.

She was charged with one count of fraudulent false accounting under Section 23 of the Anti-Corruption Act of 2009 as amended. The charge carries a penalty of seven years imprisonment upon conviction, a fine of sh3.7m, or both.

In addition, any person convicted under the Anti-Corruption Act is barred from holding public office for 10 years. She is out on bail pending trial.