The Directorate of Public Prosecutions has discontinued proceedings against Finance State Minister Amos Lugoloobi in the high-profile Karamoja iron sheets scandal, even as the United States and United Kingdom impose sanctions on several Ugandan officials implicated in the affair, including Speaker Anita Among.
The Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has dropped charges against State Minister for Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Amos Lugoloobi, who was accused of diverting iron sheets meant for vulnerable communities in the Karamoja sub-region.
Lugoloobi’s case had reached the defence-hearing stage at the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala, where he was accused of dealing with more than 700 pre-painted iron sheets labelled “Office of the Prime Minister.”
The materials were meant for Karamoja’s underprivileged households under the Karamoja Community Empowerment Programme but were instead found on his farm in Kayunga District, where he had used some to roof a goat shed.
After public outrage, the minister apologized, dismantled the structure, and returned the iron sheets.
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