The Anti-corruption Court sitting in Kampala on Tuesday convicted the former permanent secretary of the Local government ministry, John Muhanguzi Kashaka over LC1 bicycle scam. Kashaka was convicted together with five other men. The court that convicted Kashaka was presided over by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire.

Kashaka was found guilty for having a hand in the bungled procurement deal of 70,000 bicycles that were meant to be used by village LC1 chairpersons ahead of the 2011 Presidential elections.

Others who were convicted with Kashaka were Henry Bamutura (Principal Accountant), Robert Mwebaze (Principal Procurement Officer), r Sam Emorut Erongot (Assistant Commissioner Policy and Planning), Timothy Musherure and Adam Aluma.

Justice Bamugemereire says that there was over whelming evidence adduced by the prosecution linking the convicts to the offenses which amounted to abuse of office.

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