Court Remands Official Over SAGE Fund Theft
TORORO. Tororo District Court has remanded Asangai David, a Community Development Officer, until March 19, 2025, accused of theft of millions of shillings meant for the elderly and war recovery programs.
He arraignment is the effort by the State House Anti Corruption Unit (SH-A U), the Uganda Police and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
David faces charges of theft and conspiracy to commit a felony linked to the misappropriation of millions of shillings from the Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment (SAGE) program, designed to support elderly citizens in Tororo and Busia districts.
Prosecutors allege that in 2023, David conspired with accomplices—still at large—to divert funds earmarked for vulnerable elderly beneficiaries across multiple subcounties.
The stolen funds were part of a national initiative to alleviate poverty among Uganda’s aging population.
Investigations further reveal that David is implicated in a separate 2022 case involving the theft of money allocated to the Peace, Recovery, and Development Plan (PRDP), a post-conflict rehabilitation project in Tororo District.
SH-ACU is resilient on curbing corruption noting that the viceundermines public trust and critical social safety nets.
“These funds were meant to uplift marginalized communities, not line the pockets of officials,” stated an official from SH-ACU.
The court denied Daniel bail and investigation is ongoing
