Uganda ministers resign after probe
Kampala, 17 Feb – (ANA) - Two cabinet ministers in Uganda at the centre of a corruption scandal have resigned.
They agreed to step down after a parliamentary investigation found they had illegally paid out millions of dollars to a city businessman.
The payout was made when Syda Bumba served as finance minister and Khiddu Makubuya was attorney general
They are the latest casualties of an anti-corruption purge in Uganda that has seen four other ministers resign.
The businessman, a ruling party member, had won tenders to develop areas of central Kampala, but the deals were called off after protests from market traders who feared the developments would risk their livelihoods. (ANA)
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