The Anti Corruption Court in Kololo will today resume hearing of the Pension scam case where five people are accused of forging court orders purporting to instruct government to pay Bob Kasango's law firm over Shs15billion on separate occasions.
The suspects are City lawyer Bob Kasango, Ex- Permanent secretary of Ministry of Public Service, Mr Jimmy Lwamafa, Christopher Obey Ex-Principal accountant, Mr Stephen Kiwanuka kunsa-Ex Director for Research and Development.
The development comes at a time when Judiciary Public Relations Officer Elias Omar Kisawuzi recently denied certifying two documents which formed a basis for the alleged loss of Shs15.4 billion by government.
Mr Kisawuzi, a former Registrar at the Court of Appeal told the Anti-Corruption Court on Friday that the signatures on the said documents (court orders) just resemble his.
Mr Kisawuzi said he could not have signed the document because at that time he was registrar in charge of the Court of Appeal so there is no way he could have certified a document from the High Court.
Trial Judge Margaret Tibulya adjourned the case to today Monday October 24, 2016.
Prosecution alleges that; In December 2011, while at the Ministry of Public Service headquarters in Kampala, Mr Lwamafa, Mr Obey and Mr Kunsa diverted public funds worth Shs2 billion to Mr Kasango's law firm Hall and Partners as purported payment for costs and legal fees in a High Court case of 1998.
Also, In January and February 2012 the trio diverted Shs6 billion to the same law firm as purported payment for costs and legal fees in the same case. The trio also allegedly paid Kasango another Shs3 billion in March 2012 and Shs1.4 billion in June same year as purported payments for legal costs.
The prosecution further indicates that in July 2012 and August 2012 the trio diverted Shs1 billion and Shs2 billion respectively to Hall and Partners for the same purpose and Mr Kasango allegedly stole it.
The money was meant for payment of pension and gratuity to retired civil servants.
