State withdraws CHOGM case against Bukenya

Nov 04, 2011

THE State has withdrawn a court case in which former VP Prof. Gilbert Bukenya is singly charged with abuse of office in regard to the 2007 CHOGM summit.

By Steven Candia

The State has withdrawn a court case in which former VP Prof. Gilbert Bukenya is singly charged with abuse of office in regard to the 2007 CHOGM summit.

Mid this year the state dragged Bukenya to court on charges of fraud, alleging that he benefited from a $3.9m (£2.4m) deal to supply cars to the 2007 Commonwealth summit in Kampala.

According to the IGG, Bukenya who chaired the Chogm Cabinet subcommittee between July 2006 and November 2007 in Kampala, unlawfully influenced and directed the award of a contract for the supply of 80 units of BMW cars and police outrider motorcycles for Chogm to Motorcare in total disregard of the regulations governing public procurement.
 
Bukenya is still jointly charged with Motorcare Uganda,a limited liability company that was awarded the Shs9.4 billion Chogm contract to supply 204 executive vehicles for the commonwealth summit in Kampala in 2007.
 
However, the company senior officials have never appeared before court as earlier ordered by the Magistrates court, arguing that they will answer the charges before High Court when trial starts. 
 
 
 
 

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