Masaba v Uganda
Masaba v Uganda (Criminal Appeal No. 294 of 2010) [2023] UGCA 51 (15 February 2023)
The Court of Appeal held that the charge sheet upon which the appellant was tried and convicted was incurably defective because it was consented to by an officer in the office of the Inspector General of Government who was neither the Inspector General nor a Deputy Inspector General, contrary to the requirements of the Inspectorate of Government Act and the Constitution. The power to consent to prosecution for corruption-related offences is non-delegable and must be exercised personally by the IGG or a Deputy IGG. As a result, the entire trial was a nullity, and all convictions, sentences, an…
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- Abuse Of Office
- Embezzlement
- Causing Financial Loss
- Defective Charge Sheet
- Consent To Prosecution
- Double Jeopardy