Three Ugandan ministers resign
October 13th, 2011 - 6:17 am ICT by IANSKampala, Oct 13 (IANS) Uganda’s three top ministers, including the country’s foreign affairs minister, decided to stepped down Wednesday ahead of their trial before the anti-corruption court in the capital Kampala Thursday, Xinhua reported.
The ministers comprising Uganda’s foreign affairs minister Sam Kutesa, John Nasasira, the government chief whip and Mwesigwa Rukutana, the state minister for labour, employment and industrial relations, announced their decision jointly.
They are facing charges of corruption, abuse of office related to the preparation of the Common Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held here in 2007 and causing financial loss of over 14 billion Uganda shillings.
“Tomorrow (Thursday) we are appearing before the court to answer to charges of causing financial loss arising out of our official duties on CHOGM. We shall definitely take the opportunity to plead our innocence and demonstrate that we are not guilty of the offences charged,” the ministers said in a joint statement.
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