Govt lawyer sent to Luzira over shs100m bribe

A state attorney attached to the justice ministry has been charged with 16 counts of corruption after he allegedly solicited for a shs100m bribe.

The Anti-Corruption Unit of State House worked with CID and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to pin Sam Tusubira before arraigning him in court on Tuesday.

“The accused while representing government in court, solicited for a bribe of UGX100M from a plaintiff who had sued the Ministry of Lands and the Attorney General for irregular cancellation of his title, in order to assist the victim get compensated,” the unit stated.

“By time of his arrest he had received about UGX43M from the victim. He has been remanded until 19th August 2024.”