By Spy Uganda
The State House Anti Corruption Unit has arraigned Arua Hospital Radiologist Abilla Okello to court over embezzling government property.
Okello appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court today and sentenced for illegally obtaining & using diagnosis equipment of the TB X-ray machine as security to acquire a loan in December 2021.
This simply means he won’t serve government for atleast 10yrs.
The State House Anti Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) in one year, 2022, managed to recover Ugx35.484bn from corruption masters of this country, the annual report revealed.
The Unit also managed to arrest and arraign in court over 448 suspects. Among these, courts convicted 70 culprits including government accounting Officers, Executive Officers, managing directors, Secretaries of Commission, CAOs, and Town Clerks.
SH-ACU was established under Article 99(4) of the constitution of Uganda, which gives the President executive powers to either directly or indirectly perform his duties or through officers subordinate to him.
Launched on 10th December 2018, SH-ACU coordinates with all constitutionally mandated agencies to ensure a corruption-free country.
The Unit also acts as a link between H.E. the President, citizens, and Anti- Corruption agencies in relation to Anti-Corruption issues.
