Former Vice President Gilbert Bukenya Preferred With Corruption Charges In Chogm Car Deal.
June 1, 2011
Hon. Prof. Dr. Gilbert Bukenya, the out going Vice president of Uganda has been charged before the Anti Corruption court with the offences of Abuse of office and Fraudulent Practice for influencing and directing the award of the contracts for the supply of police outrider motorcycles and the supply of executive vehicles for the Common wealth Heads of governments meeting 2007, in total disregard of the laws, regulations and practices governing public procurements.
He is charges along side Motor care (u) limited as the second accused for connivance and collusion in the irregular award of the above mentioned contracts.
The two accused were absent from court and the presiding magistrate issued criminal summons ordering them to appear in court on the 16th June 2011 to plead to the charges.