Committee interviews more witnesses in OPM scandal

The probe into the scam at the office of the prime minister continues to unearth irregularities.

The public accounts committee has today grilled two more suppliers of the Office of the Prime Minister.

They are Zephaniah Robuk the director of Salgado Enterprises and Fabian Cassie the managing director Centenary Bank.

Paul Mwiru

Paul Mwiru

The committee chaired by Jinja East MP Paul Mwiru discovered that Robuk was hired to supply beans and maize flour but he was paid much more money than he was meant to receive.

Mwiru revealed that Robuk received shs 352 million for items he did not supply.

Robuk said that he returned the money to the interdicted principle accountant Geoffrey Kazinda but failed to table evidence to the committee that shows that he returned the money.

Meanwhile the same committee has cleared Centenary Bank saying that the bank received the authority to open the said accounts from the permanent secretary Pius Bigirimana.

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