The Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court has sentenced Matsiko Mutwingire Abert, the former Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Ibanda District, and Nuwagira Tom, the District Natural Resources Officer, to 18 months in prison after they were convicted for selling govt land.
The accused were charged today with Abuse of Office after granting 13 hectares of Ibanda Forest Reserve to the Rukokoma Mixed Farmers Cooperative Society without first obtaining the necessary degazettement of the reserve.
In addition, the court ordered the duo to pay a compensation fee of UGX10,470,000/ each to Ibanda District for the financial loss incurred in recovering the land.
