URA arrests customs manager allegedly caught receiving US$60,000 bribe at Kampala restaurant

Uganda Revenue Authority arrested its Manager for External Operations, Customs, who it says was caught receiving a US$60,000 bribe from a taxpayer at a restaurant in Kampala, according to ChimpReports. URA spokesperson Robert Kalumba said the official had offered to help the taxpayer avoid an ongoing audit, and that a clearing agent involved had also been arrested.