"We are demanding that the Judiciary halts Judge Baguma from this case. A judge accused of bias cannot lawfully continue presiding over a case where the accused formally question his impartiality," Bayiga said.
Cheptegei set a personal best of 58:26 to finish third in a close race. Andreas Almgren of Sweden won gold in 58:06, setting a new European record. Nicholas Kipkorir from Kenya took silver in 58:11.
The ministers’ “Expose and Fight Corrupt Officials in Local Governments” campaign has taken the fight to different districts, where officials have been questioned over issues such as misuse of public resources, abandoned projects, revenue leakages and poor service delivery.
“We are not going to allow a poor-performing CAO to remain a CAO. Monitoring and evaluation is one key component we shall work on,” the minister noted.
The additional Ugx 20 trillion inflates the budget and makes it unrealistic, and it has increased the domestic revenue to be collected by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA).