The State House Anti Corruption Unit working with Uganda Police, have arraigned Waidhuuba Jofram, the former Deputy Town Clerk, Jinja on charges of Abuse of Office, Fraudulent Procurement of Certificate of Title & Conspiracy to defraud at Anti-Corruption Division in Kampala.
The accused in 2018, while employed by Jinja Municipal Council as Deputy Town Clerk irregularly signed transfer forms to enable a private company, God Will Agencies Ltd procure a Certificate of Title on gov’t land. The company is owned by Tusiime Isaac who is jointly charged with Mr. Waidhuuba but remains at large.
The State House Anti Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) in one year, 2022, managed to recover Ugx35.484bn from corruption masters of this country, the annual report revealed.
The Unit also managed to arrest and arraign in court over 448 suspects. Among these, courts convicted 70 culprits including government accounting Officers, Executive Officers, managing directors, Secretaries of Commission, CAOs, and Town Clerks.
SH-ACU was established under Article 99(4) of the constitution of Uganda, which gives the President executive powers to either directly or indirectly perform his duties or through officers subordinate to him.
Launched on 10th December 2018, SH-ACU coordinates with all constitutionally mandated agencies to ensure a corruption-free country.
The Unit also acts as a link between H.E. the President, citizens, and Anti- Corruption agencies in relation to Anti-Corruption issues.
