August 13, 2024 – The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), arraigned Tusubira Sam, a State Attorney at the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, before the Anti-Corruption Court., Nakasero.
Tusubira faces 16 counts of corruption in connection with a bribery scheme involving a land dispute.
According to the charges, Tusubira, while representing the government in court, solicited a bribe of UGX 100 million from a plaintiff who had filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Lands and the Attorney General over the irregular cancellation of his land title. The bribe was intended to facilitate the plaintiff’s compensation claim. By the time of his arrest, Tusubira had allegedly received UGX 43 million from the plaintiff.
Following his arraignment, Tusubira was remanded until 19th August 2024. The case underscores the government’s ongoing efforts to fight corruption within the judiciary and improve the quality of prosecutions in court cases.