Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Spokesperson Kampala Metropolitan Police, says the suspects are locked up at Wandegeya Police Station for inciting violence. He declined to divulge details, saying the operation that led to the arrest of the suspects was conducted by KCCA, which handed them to police.
The Ankole Kingdom Spokesperson, Polly Muyambi welcomed the court decision as a huge relief, saying they have been battling the charges since February 2018, which has hampered the implementation of some of their planned projects.
Prosecution heard that in the 2014/2015 financial year while at the Education and Sports Ministry in Kampala, the suspects used their offices to facilitate the over payment of Shillings 33.8M to AH Consulting Limited well knowing that their acts would cause government financial loss.
They are accused of abuse of office and causing financial loss of Shillings 33million in the 2014/2015 financial year in their role as accounting officers in the Education and Sports Ministry.
A panel of three Court of Appeal Justices comprising Ezekiel Muhanguzi, Helen Obura and Elizabeth Musoke have set aside the life sentence and instead handed Arinaitwe a 30 year jail term.
The university lawyers have asked the Staff Appeals Tribunal to re-evaluate the evidence on record and find Dr. Kamunyu guilty of four counts for which he was acquitted by the appointments board, convict him accordingly and dismiss him from university service.
