The Chief State Attorney Jonathan Muwaganya has been appointed the head of the newly created Specialized Unit in the office of the Director of Public Prosecution DPP.
The unit is charged with the prosecution of Investment Crimes investigated by the State House Investment Unit, the State House Anti–Corruption Unit, and the State House Health Monitoring Unit.
According to the Public Relations Officer of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions Jacquelyn Okui, Muwaganya was appointed by the top management of the office of the DPP following the creation of the new unit and reorganization of some Regional State Attorney Offices and transfers of staff.
Okui says following the reorganization, the Masindi Regional Office has now been moved to Hoima as the Hoima Regional Office to ease accessibility by stakeholders in the region. Hoima Region comprises Hoima, Masindi, Kibaale, Kiryandongo, and Buliisa.
She further said that a new Resident State Attorney office has been created in Kyankwanzi to enhance access to criminal justice services by stakeholders there. Additionally, Okui has told Uganda Radio Network that the top management has transferred 10 officers for efficient and effective prosecution service delivery.
Those transferred include Alex Bagada Assistant DPP who has been moved from the Soroti Regional Office to the General Case Work Department as the head of the Homicide Division, Baxter Bakibinga Senior State Attorney has been taken from the Complaints Office to the Mubende Regional Office as Deputy Regional Officer, Richard Muhereza Senior State Attorney from Kiboga to Arua Regional Office as Acting Regional Officer and Simon Angumale the Senior State Attorney who has been in Arua has now been promoted to be in charge of the regional office.
Okui has indicated that some deployments take immediate effect while others will begin their new duties on April 2nd 2024.
The Investment Crimes and Prosecution Unit is aimed at advancing the national effort in supporting investment advancement in the country.
This is also one of the efforts by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in fighting corruption since the duties expected of this office specifically focus on coordinating units established by himself under State House such as the Health Monitoring Unit, the Investor Protection unit headed by Col Edith Nakalema and State House Anti-Corruption Unit headed by Brigadier General Isoke.
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