By Rachael Najjuma
7th Feb 2020
The state has asked court to dismiss a bail application filed by jailed former Permanent Secretary of Local Government Ministry John Muhanguzi Kashaka.
Principal State Attorney Harriet Angom has told Supreme Court Judge Lillian Tibatemwa today that court should instead expeditiously hear Kashaka’s appeal challenging his conviction and sentence as opposed to releasing him on bail.
Kashaka who was in court together with his lawyer Simon Peter Kinobe presented his bail application stating that he should be released pending determination of his appeal against his ten-year sentence and conviction which he also filed before the same court in 2019.
He presented sureties including a Money Lender Ben Kavuya who is cousin to Kashaka, former Director-General of Internal Security Organization Dr Amos Mukumbi a close family friend and Retired Permanent Secretary of Judicial Service Commission Vincent Rubarema.
Justice Tibatemwa said that she will be delivering the ruling on notice.
Kashaka and four others were in 2014 convicted by then Anti-Corruption Court Judge Catherine Bamugemerire and given sentences ranging from One year to 13 years in jail for their various roles in contracting a sham company, Ammam Industrial Tools and Equipment Limited AITEL to purchase 70, 000 bicycles from India at a sum of 4.2 billion shs which he was told to refund.
The others are Henry Bamutura, former Principal Accountant, Timothy Musherure a Consultant, the late Robert Tumwebaze, Samuel Emorut Erongot former Commissioner in Charge of Policy and Planning and Adam Aluma.
Kashaka’s sentence was upheld by the Court of Appeal Judges including Hellen Obura, Elizabeth Musoke and Cheborion Barishaki.
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