Sam Kutesa, Uganda's Foreign Affairs Minister

The Anti Corruption Court has begun hearing a case in which three ministers Sam Kutesa of Foreign Affairs, Mwesigwa Rukutana of labour and John Nasasira the government Chief whip are accused with abuse of office and causing financial loss to the government totaling to 14 billion shillings.

The ministers who resigned their posts on Wednesday appeared before the Anti Corruption Court Chief magistrate Irene Akankwasa and denied the charges.

The magistrate released the on a cash bail of 40 million shillings each, and ordered them to deposit their passports with the court. Their sureties were each bonded at 1 billion shillings not cash and ordered to deposit their passports as well.