Minister Agnes Nandutu is believed to have gone into hiding after the arrest of Hon. Amos Lugoloobi (State Minister for Planning) in connection with the Karamoja Iron Sheets Scandal.
Lugoloobi was arrested on Friday night. Lugoloobi was arrested right away following the delivery of 300 iron sheets to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) stores in Namanve.
On Thursday, the Directorate of Public Prosecution – DPP approved the files of five suspects, including the minister who is also the Ntejeru North MP for the Kayunga district.
He is being held at the Kira Division Police station until Monday when he is scheduled to appear in court.
This website has learned exclusively that Agnes Nandutu, the Junior Minister for Karamoja Affairs, is one of the five suspects whose files are complete and approved, and that she fled into hiding on Friday after being notified of her scheduled arrest.
Nandutu is one of the fifteen ministers questioned by SHACU and the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) regarding the alleged robbery and diversion of Karamoja Relief goods.
Some ministers have returned controversial iron sheets in response to a presidential directive, while Karamoja Affairs Minister Goretti Kitutu and her brother Michael Naboya have been charged and remanded. She was released from Luzira Prison after a week of remand on Friday.
The court issued a criminal summons for Joshua Abaho, Kitutu’s fugitive personal assistant, last week.
He has until April 27, 2023, to appear in court and respond to the corruption offences brought against him.
