MBARARA CITY COMMERCIAL OFFICERS FACE JAIL OVER FRAUD

By Twesigye Aggrey

MBARARA

The  Mbarara city Resident Commisioner  Lt Col. James Mwesigye has today Monday ordered for the arrest of the Mbarara city Commercial officers James Agaba and his deputy Donat Mutaahi over mismanagement of ugx.shs.30 million.

Mwesigye revealed to journalists at his office in Mbarara city, that in 2021, Byamugisha Boaz the chairman Mbarara city south carpenters association and Medard Ngabirano the treasurer of the same association and Mwiine Johnbosco the secretary connived with the office of Mbarara city commercial officer to swindle ugx 30  million belonging to  the association.

He adds that the members of the association got ugx.12 million and then the two commercial officers got ugx. 8 million each and the remaining portion were taken by Byamugisha Boaz the association chairman and Ngabirano Medard the treasurer and Mwiine Johnbosco the secretary of the association.

Okyenga Daniel  a board  Member of Mbarara city south carpenters association revealed to journalists   that their  association is comprised of 16 groups  and   last year  2021 they  elected an executive committee of 9 members but  board chairman Byamugisha  Boaz and the treasurer  Ngabirano Medard and the secretary Mwine Johnbosco  have however neglected the rest of the members of committee hence working in isolation to cover up their mess

He adds that they made a memorandum of understanding for every member to pay loans  within a period of  three months but the trio changed the association’s memorandum of understanding to a year .

The groups complaining include Bugashe, Nyamityoobora,Ryakishakizi,and Kakoba carpentry groups.

It’s against this background that the president’s representative directed the arrest of Mbarara city commercial officers who have been under interdiction over soliciting money from Mbarara central market vendors

By press time the chairman of the association Byamugisha Boaz ,Treasurer Medard Ngabirano were arrested and taken to Mbarara central police station as the hunt for the secretary  Mwiine Johnbosco is still on .