By; Francis Lubega and Charles Katabalwa
25th October 2019
Youth activists in Uganda have petitioned Bowmans Gilfillan Africa Group located in Johannesburg South Africa the mother of A.F. Mpaga advocate Uganda over receiving UGX 914.2 Billion as charge to provide legal service to Bank of Uganda in the case against Crane bank.
According to the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises COSASE report of 2018 headed by Hon. Abdul Katuntu, it was discovered that Mmaks advocates and A.F. Mpaga advocates were paid that sum of money for legal services which they called an abnormal fee for any legal service and in addition Mpaga was providing legal services to Crane Bank.
Counsels; Timothy Masembe of Mmaks and David Mpanga of A.F.Mpaga advocates operating within Uganda received 914.2 billion shs to provide legal advise to Bank of Uganda which the Poor youth claim was a blind payment, that caused a financial loss to the government and the tax payers money.
According to COSASE the payment was term as bad business practice, dishonesty, unethical behaviour, conflict of interest and lack of professional ethics.
The youth, under their umbrella body, the Uganda Poor Youth Movement, under their spokesperson Zaidi Sempala, have tasked the Media houses, international Bar, Association, United Kingdom Bar Association, Uganda Law Society and Buganda Kingdom to come out and save the tax payers money.
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