Anti-corruption court chief magistrate Pamela Lamunu has threatened to issue an arrest warrant against the new COSASE chairperson Mubarrack Munyagwa, if he fails to turn up in court on April 5, 2019.
Mr Munyagwa who faces accusations of corruption Wednesday failed to appear before the court despite being summoned for the second time. This seemingly angered the presiding Chief Magistrate, Ms Pamella, who reluctantly accepted to give him the last chance to appear or face arrest.
However, Munyagwa was represented by lawyer Chrysostom Katumba who informed the court that he was out of the country on official duties.
However, prosecution refused the excuse saying if Munyagwa was indeed out of the country on official duties, the office of the speaker would have known and informed court.
Ms. Pamela has considered the plea of Munyagwa’s lawyer that he will present him in court by himself on April 5.
Prosecution states that in the month of December 2014 at Haks Investment Limited, being a Mayor Kawempe Division, Munyagwa solicited for the gratification of 100million shillings from Francis Kakumba in exchange for him to exert improper influence over Kawempe Division Urban Council to nominate Muyanja Isaac as a member of Kampala City Land Board representing Kawempe Division.
In count two which is also corruption, Mr Munyagwa in the same year is also accused of receiving a gratification of $ 20,000 an evaluate of about Shs73million from Mr Kakumba in exchange for him to exert improper influence over Kawempe Division Urban Council to nominate Isaac Muyanja (S/O Kakumba).
Mr Munyagwa also in count three which is also corruption in the same year is accused of receiving a gratification of Shs4million from Mr Kakumba in exchange for him to exert improper influence over the Kawempe Division Urban Council to nominate Mr Muyanja (S/O Kakumba) for appointment as a member of Kampala City Land Board representing Kawempe Division.
