Court grants bail to Equal Opportunities Commission head Ntambi in Shs 35 million corruption case

Grade One magistrate Moses Nabende granted bail to Ntambi, the head of the Equal Opportunities Commission, who faces charges including embezzlement, causing financial loss and corruption over an alleged Shs 35 million loss, on a cash bail of Shs 3.5 million. Prosecutors allege she and several commission staff irregularly obtained per diem in 2018; the accused have denied the charges, and the case was adjourned to 24 November 2020.