Anti-Corruption High Court grants bail to PACEID secretariat head Matthew Bagonza in money laundering case

According to the Daily Monitor, Justice Jane Kajuga of the Anti-Corruption High Court granted Matthew Bagonza, head of the PACEID secretariat, cash bail of Shs20 million, with five sureties including MPs and a minister bonded at Shs30 million each. Bagonza faces charges of abuse of office and money laundering involving more than Shs171 million, which prosecutors say involved transfers from a PACEID account to his personal account. The judge rejected the prosecution's objections and ordered him to surrender his passport and land titles as security.