Anti-corruption court commits interdicted Equal Opportunities Commission head and co-accused to High Court for trial

Anti-corruption court Chief Magistrate Pamella Lamunu committed Sylvia Muhebwa Ntambi, the interdicted head of the Equal Opportunities Commission, and her co-accused to the High Court for trial on charges including corruption, embezzlement and abuse of office, at the request of the state prosecutor. Prosecutors allege that in November 2019 the accused conspired to defraud government of money meant for auditing the Rural Electrification plan. One accused who was absent for medical attention is to be committed on 14 December 2020, according to ChimpReports.