Dr. Jackson Ojara Abusu

Abusu says that the unit also managed to follow  up and recovered  GAVI funds worth Shs 846M which was unaccounted for from 80 districts  further adding that more shs 13billion funds meant for polio and measles  vaccination  programs  was also recovered. Meantime in the August, the Health  monitoring  unit managed to recover unaccounted  for Baylor funds worth Sharing 13M in the Teso region in the districts of Kaberamaido, Serere DLG, Vision Terudo in Ngora, and Kumi.

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The suspects include Jim Muhwezi, Dr Alex Ka,ugisha, Mike Mukula and state house aide Alice Kaboyo.

The quartet on Tuesday appeared  before court today following criminal summons issued on 20^th June requiring them to appear today for mention of their case relating to theft of 1.6 billion shillings from GAVI.

The offences are alleged to have been committed in 2006.

According to court, the purpose of the summons was to enable the suspects report the progress of their appeal in the supreme court in which they challenge the prosecuting powers of the IGG on their theft, forgery, uttering false documents and causing financial loss charges.

However, a team of 3 defense lawyers including Mac Dusman Kabega, Bob Kasango, and Fred Muwema told court that the said appeal is delayed by the constitutional court which has not yet provided them with the records to file a memorandum.

They shall re-appear in court on 4^th October for mention of their case.

By Isaac Senabulya

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The petition was presented to the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah by the head of the group Lukia Nyombi at parliament.

Lukia Nyombi said that the judiciary should speed up the case against  Jim Muhwezi , Mike Mukula and Alex Kamugisha and people  to recover the stolen GAVI money for the benefit of health service delivery in the country.

She said that prosecution of the people who stole the GAVI funds has delayed for years; instead the ministry of health has taken money from health budget worth 2 billion shillings to reimburse the stolen funds.

The group demanded the donors to pressure for accountability of public given to Uganda government as aid.

Receiving the petition the deputy speaker of parliament Jacob Oulanyah promised to study the petition and make appropriate action.

HE however said that parliament has no powers to pressurize the judiciary because it works independently.

By Isaac Senabulya

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