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Ugandan prosecutors on Wednesday criminally charged a third minister with corruption in a widening government scandal over the alleged theft of thousands of metal roofing sheets intended for a relief programme in the northeastern Karamoja region. SaharaReporters earlier reported how Ugandan cabinet minister Mary Goretti Kitutu Kimono was remanded in jail after being charged over a scandal involving the theft of thousands of metal roofing sheets.
It is alleged that she diverted the sheets to her own benefit and to the benefit of third parties, having reason to believe that such an act would result in the loss of public property
A Ugandan cabinet minister Mary Goretti Kitutu Kimono has been remanded in jail after being charged over a scandal involving the theft of thousands of metal roofing sheets. It is alleged that the minister distributed roofing materials meant for the vulnerable in the northeastern Karamoja region to her relatives and some other officials. Kitutu will remain in custody until next Wednesday, according to BBC News. Kitutu, the minister for the region pleaded not guilty in court but was denied bail.