05-02-2025
Uganda Arrests Treasury Officials After Central Bank Cash Heist
Ugandan police arrested at least nine Finance Ministry officials amid an investigation into the loss of 60 billion shillings ($16 million) from the central bank after the money was sent to unintended recipients.
Officials attached to the Office of the Accountant General in the ministry were detained after responding to a Criminal Investigation Department summons to facilitate the probe, Secretary to the Treasury Ramathan Ggoobi said in a statement on the ministry's X account, without giving details.
