Luxury cars procured by the Ugandan Vice President Gilbert Bukenya have prompted corruption allegations to be raised against several African politicians by Uganda’s ombudsman, according to a Reuters report on Tuesday.
Uganda’s inspector general of government Raphael Baku told Reuters that Bukenya is accused of improperly reporting the purchase of 144 BMW luxury cars for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Kampala, Uganda’s largest city and capital, in 2007.
“The report by parliament’s public accounts committee raised question marks on the VP and other ministers’ conduct,” Baku told Reuters. “However the report doesn’t have strong evidence, so our investigation is seeking to get relevant and strong evidence that is admissible in court and from there we'll start prosecution.”
The Uganda Pulse reported that the purchase of the cars cost the country more than 10 billion shillings ($4.3 million).
The Ugandan parliamentary report also says it is investigating two cabinet members—Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa and Minister of Security Amama Mbabazi—alongside Bukenya.
Bukenya has been in his current post since 2003. Before he became Vice President of Uganda, he was a medical professor, member of parliament, and Minister of State for Trade and Industry.
Uganda’s inspector general of government Raphael Baku told Reuters that Bukenya is accused of improperly reporting the purchase of 144 BMW luxury cars for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting held in Kampala, Uganda’s largest city and capital, in 2007.
“The report by parliament’s public accounts committee raised question marks on the VP and other ministers’ conduct,” Baku told Reuters. “However the report doesn’t have strong evidence, so our investigation is seeking to get relevant and strong evidence that is admissible in court and from there we'll start prosecution.”
The Uganda Pulse reported that the purchase of the cars cost the country more than 10 billion shillings ($4.3 million).
The Ugandan parliamentary report also says it is investigating two cabinet members—Minister of Foreign Affairs Sam Kutesa and Minister of Security Amama Mbabazi—alongside Bukenya.
Bukenya has been in his current post since 2003. Before he became Vice President of Uganda, he was a medical professor, member of parliament, and Minister of State for Trade and Industry.
