Uganda: Charges forwarded against Kutesa, Nasasira

The Inspector General of Government has forwarded charges against Foreign Affairs Minister Sam Kutesa, together with Government Chief Whip John Nasasira and junior labour minister Mwesigwa Rukutana to the Anti-corruption Court in relation to the Shs14b tender for fixing Speke Resort Munyonyo, ahead of the 2007 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kampala. The trio, are facing two charges of abuse of office and causing financial loss, according to a charge sheet presented to the court Wednesday morning before the anti-corruption court, by the IGG prosecutor Rogers Kinobe.