The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded two officials on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment.
They are Umar Katongole the Principal Engineer Ministry of Works and Transport and Hawah Sengendo also known as Kawa S Bitone, the Senior Community Development Officer, Wobulenzi Town Council in Luweero District.
They appeared on Tuesday before the Anti-Corruption Court Grade one Magistrate Moses Nabende.
Prosecution alleges that Katongole in 2015 being employed as a Station Engineer at Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA was in control and possession of property in Mengo, Makindye, Kyadondo valued at 6 .2 billion shillings which was disproportionate to his past known income.
Prosecution also alleges that on August 15th, 2015, for purposes of disguising the illicit origin of properties in Wakiso, he transferred them to Darkins Uganda Limited knowing or having reason to believe that such properties were proceeds of crime.
The properties in Mengo were also allegedly transferred to the same company on September, 7th, 2015.
According to prosecution, between April 4th, 2011 and August 6th, 2015 while at Tropical Bank Limited main Branch in Kampala Katongole deposited 2.8 billion shillings on a bank account for purposes of concealing the illicit origin of funds.
Prosecution further contends that Hawah later in the month of June 2015 deposited 380 million on her account in Tropical Bank which Katongole had withdrawn on the account they owned together.
In the same year, on July 13th, Hawa also reportedly deposited 466 million shillings on account her account for purposes of concealing the illicit origin of funds.
Grade one Magistrate Nabende did not allow the suspects to enter plea because the court lacks jurisdiction to hear the matter.
Nabende remanded the suspects until July, 24th, 2019.
The suspects were arrested on Monday by operatives under IGG’s office according to Ali Munira the spokesperson of the Inspectorate.
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