City Commercial Officers to face jail, as two arrested over Emyooga Money

Following the arrest of the two group members Boaz Byamigisha and Medard  Ngabirano Rukambiza h were arrested over Emyooga money, the Resident City Commission Lt Col. James Mwesigye has also on Monday  this week directed the arrest of Mbarara city Commercial officers James Agaba and his deputy Donat Mutaahi over mismanagement of ugx.shs.30 million. Byamugisha and his fellow Ngabirano were arrested and taken to Mbarara Central police station as the hunt for their fellow Mwine is still on. By press time the duo were still in cells at the police.

Speaking the Journalists at his office in Mbarara, Mwesigye  revealed 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 bout ugx 30  millons of the association.

He added that the members of the association got ugx.12 millions and then the two commercial officers got ugx. 8 millions each and the remaining portion were taken by Byamugisha the association chairman, Ngabirano the treasurer and Mwine the secretary of the association.

Principal Commercial Officer Mbarara City Jame Agaba 

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. However  the board chairman Byamugisha,  the treasurer  Ngabirano and the secretary Mwine  have neglected the rest of the members of committee hence working in isolation to cover up their mess . 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 .

About four are the groups raised complaints against the accused, these groups 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 after allegations that the officers solicited money from Mbarara central market vendors on promises to get them allocations in the newly constructed central market.