Anti-Corruption Court Justice Paul Mugambe, has gone against the ruling of Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate Julius Borore, of the same court who remanded Minister without portfolio Abraham Byandala and others for two weeks for their alleged role in the loss of Shs 24.7bn meant for upgrading Mukono-Katosi road.

On Tuesday this week, Barore denied bail applications of the suspects and remanded Byagambi and three former officials of Uganda National Roads Authority (Unra) to Luzira prison up to until August 11.

They are charged with 24 counts of abuse of office, disobedience of lawful orders , influence peddling , causing financial loss, and corruption among others.

But following an application by Byandala's lawyer, Okello Oryem to the High Court demanding that his client is entitled to bail as a legal right, Justice Mugamba has ordered for the suspects to be produced in court on Monday, August 3 for their bail application.

Mugamba said Byandala and the co-accused deserved hearing adding that they could only remain on remand if they failed to fulfill their bail requirements.

Byandala and fellow suspects were arrested from the office of the Inspectorate of Government (IG) where they were had been summoned to appear over investigations into the Mukono-Katosi road saga.

Byandala is alleged to have used his office as Transport Minister to influence Unra to award the Shs 165bn contract to an allegedly non-existent company, EUTAW for the construction of Mukono-Katosi road.

The other accused are Eng. Berunado Ssebbugga Kimeze, the former acting Executive Director of Unra, Joe Ssemugooma, Unra's former acting Director of Finance and Administration, Marvin Baryaruha, the former Legal Counsel of Unra, business man Apollo Senkeeto alias Kalyesubula Mark and Isaac Mugote, a former employee of Housing Finance Bank.