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The Police Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) on Wednesday detained the Elgon County Member of Parliament, Ignatius Mudimi Wamakuyu at Kira Division Police headquarters in Wakiso district.
Mudimi, who was on Wednesday grilled by detectives at CID headquarters in Kibuli over his involvement in the financial mismanagement of war loss compensation funds paid to cooperatives, was delivered to Kira at around 10:00pm on Wednesday.
Mudimi was summoned alongside his Igara East County counterpart, Michael Mawanda over the matter. Mawanda was earlier on Wednesday detained at Natete Police Station.
Details of the interrogation remain unclear.
Meanwhile, Mudimi, formerly the deputy chairperson of the Budget Committee of Parliament is accused of colluding with the state and dozens of other legislators to pass the Shs 164 billion for the compensation and later becoming beneficiaries of the same fund.
Testimonies from Buyaka Growers’ Cooperative Society implicated Kirya Co. & Advocates, recommended by Leonard Kavunduria, a top Ministry of Trade official.
The law firm reportedly paid substantial amounts to several individuals, including MP Ignatius Mudimi Nyasio Wamakuyu, who allegedly received Shs 1,050,000,000.
In December 2023, the state minister for Trade, Harriet Ntababazi told the Parliament’s Committee on Trade and Tourism that up to 30 legislators were facing criminal investigation over their alleged role in the embezzlement of the Shs164b.
“The Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) is taking on files, around 5 files have been identified and the good thing is it wasn’t only the Ministry, there are more than 30 MPs who are into this including Opposition MPs, five active opposition MPs, very talkative and noise makers (who) will also face it rough. We shall also face it as a Ministry, but they will also face it. So, we aren’t scared, wherever it will end, God knows, let it unfold that way,” said Ntabazi.