Thursday 9 September 2021

MAKERERE UNIVERSITY CANNOT DIVERT FUNDS DONATED FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN BUILDING WITHOUT THE CLEARANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DONORS.

 MAKERERE UNIVERSITY CANNOT DIVERT FUNDS DONATED FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN BUILDING WITHOUT THE CLEARANCE OF INDIVIDUAL DONORS.


Uganda is likely to lose money should Makerere University Administration divert funds that were donated to the Reconstruction of the Main Building.


Donors responded to the appeal that was made by the Vice Chancellor of the University to help in the Reconstruction of the Main Building after it got burnt on 20 September 2020. The funds raised under that appeal, it is a matter of common sense, cannot be re - located to another purpose without the permission of the donors. The University has three options:


1. Use donors money for the Reconstruction of the Main Building, and in case of any shortage, get the difference from the shs 21bn that Government pledged.


2. Write to individual donors asking for clearance to re - locate funds that were meant for the Reconstruction of the Main Building to another area, and here, the University has to be specific where exactly that amount is to be put. And, that money will only be used if the donor accepts.


3. The other option is to return the funds as raised since the Government of Uganda decided to fund the Reconstruction.


Prof. Nawangwe is quoted by the Observer newspaper, “Apart from the shs 3.7bn donated by MasterCard Foundation, well wishers donated more than shs 10m”.

What does it mean?

Funds raised from outside Uganda sources are excluded from the picture. My opinion is: If Prof. Nawangwe cannot tell the world the whole truth regarding the fundraising he launched, he has no business being Vice Chancellor of Makerere University. 


WHY DID THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA DECIDE TO FUND THE RECONSTRUCTION OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MAIN BUILDING?


When the Vice Chancellor of Makerere University launched the fundraising drive, those in Government did not expect me to make an appeal for the Reconstruction that was to go viral. 


In 2010 and 2015, I made fundraising appeals to stand for President of Uganda in 2011 and 2016. In the wisdom of some people, they thought it made sense telling me that in both instances I did not raise money. Indeed it was impossible. Instead they used that, and the fact that my communication was interfered with, so I would not have proof for the fundraising.


However, out of the blue, I came out on April 2 the day Archbishop Dr. Cyprian Kizito died, made a blog for fundraising for the Reconstruction of Makerere University Main Building and that same day, before 11.00am, I managed to send out hundreds of emails. And, I went ahead to inform the various authorities in Uganda that I made the fundraising as an Alumni of Makerere University and at the same time to show them that I have the ability to fundraise and that on the two occasions I wanted to stand for President, my money was just taken by some people who are connected.


https://makmainbuildingreconstruction.blogspot.com/2021/04/support-reconstruction-of-makerere.html


We cannot keep telling people not to be corrupt when key players in Government at the level of cabinet are corrupt. I never knew my matters would get to this. My advice to Uganda Government is simple: Instead of getting involved into more scandals by letting Makerere University re - locate funds meant for the Reconstruction of the Main Building, just make good my money which some people have shared.


Below are various attachments:


Attachment 1: Article by the Observer newspaper.


Makerere University is set to divert money collected in donations for the restoration of the iconic Ivory Tower to renovating other dilapidated buildings at the main campus ahead of centennial celebrations next year. 


Established in 1922, Makerere University will celebrate 100 years of existence in 2022 as the oldest institution of higher learning in Uganda.


In October last year, Makerere launched platforms to enable willing individuals and organizations to offer monetary contributions for the restoration of the iconic main building that was gutted by fire in September.


Following the inferno, students, alumni and well-wishers called for the expeditious restoration of the building ahead of the centenary celebrations. However last week, cabinet resolved to demolish the structure and allocated Shs 21 billion for the reconstruction of a new building.


Vice chancellor Prof Barnabas Nawangwe says part of the money from the donations will be used to replace utilities in the main building gutted by fire like computers and renovation of dilapidated structures like halls of residence.


He said that other than renovations, there is need for more money towards equipping the reconstructed main building, which they intend to raise from donations. Nawangwe notes that apart from the Shs 3.7 billion donated by MasterCard Foundation to help them recover from the losses resulting from the fire, well-wishers donated more than Shs 10 million.


During the launch of the campaign, the university sought to reach an estimated 300,000 alumni spread across the world, current students, parents and former parents, friends of Makerere, organizations and other people attached to the university.


The university obtained a merchant code (542803) and also opened two accounts in Stanbic bank; 9030017778608 for contributions in US dollars and 9030017778535 for contributions in Uganda shillings for streamlined accountability.


Nawangwe explains that most of the money that was promised by well-wishers last year, remains in pledges as those willing to support await a fundraiser campaign as was the initial plan. The university is in preparations to hold the campaign in early October this year to reach its target of 300,000 people.


In the meantime, Nawangwe, who is relieved that the government is footing costs for the reconstruction of the main building, says that the university will start the reconstruction process by sourcing a contractor hopefully within two months as they wait for the Finance ministry to avail the Shs 21 billion.


The construction of the main building, which began in 1938, was financed by several sources including regional governments, the Uganda protectorate government and several individuals.


2. Attachment No. 2: LAUNCH OF FUNDRAISING BY VICE CHANCELLOR.


MAKERERE UNIVERSITY IN DRIVE TO RESTORE THE ICONIC MAIN BUILDING

 

Makerere University has launched a fundraiser to help restore its administration building -The Main Building popularly known as ‘The Ivory Tower’ in the wake of fire that ravaged the iconic building, leaving scores lost.


Several office equipment and other valuable information was damaged during the Sunday 20th September 2020 night fire. The fire broke out at the Main Building — Ivory Tower — at Makerere University at 1:05am, according to Uganda Police.


The Vice Chancellor, Prof Barnabas Nawangwe has invited friends of Makerere and alumni to work together to rebuild the structure.


He cites that the main building is a very strong symbol for higher education, not only for just in Uganda but in East and Central Africa.


“It is a building that is known and respected all over the world and there has been an outpouring of grief messages from all over the world due to the burning of the building with messages of solidarity and some with pledges that our friends around the world will help us to restore the building,” he said.


PROFESSOR NAWANGWE THE VICE CHANCELLOR SAYS THAT, "THE UNIVERSITY WILL NEED UP TO USD 5,714,285.7 TO RESTORE THE MAIN BUILDING".


Unveiling the official contribution channels for support towards the restoration of Iconic Main Administration Building the Vice Chancellor appealed to all well - wishers to make contributions through:


STANBIC BANK – UGANDA


SWIFT CODE FOR STANBIC BANK UGANDA: SBICUGKXXXX


ACCOUNT NUMBERS: 


1. 9030017778608 (USD)


2. 9030017778535 (UGX)


3. Attachment No. 3: My fundraising for President on two occasions, whose proceeds are nowhere to be seen and are now the reason why Government decided to fund the Reconstruction of the Main Building at Makerere University.


Below are the web addresses for my fundraising:


http://williamkituuka.blogspot.com/2010/09/kind-appeal-for-moral-support-and_01.html?m=1


http://billkiwanuka.blogspot.com/2014/10/kiwanuka-kituuka-for-2016-uganda.html?m=1


http://kiwanukaofunityinafederateduganda.blogspot.com/2015/05/kiwanuka-kituukas-appeal-for-financial_7.html?m=1


You know: “WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND”.

Sunday 4 July 2021

WEB ADDRESSES TO MY FUNDRAISING FOR PRESIDENT OF UGANDA WHOSE PROCEEDS WERE STOLEN

http://williamkituuka.blogspot.com/2010/09/kind-appeal-for-moral-support-and_01.html?m=1


http://billkiwanuka.blogspot.com/2014/10/kiwanuka-kituuka-for-2016-uganda.html?m=1


http://kiwanukaofunityinafederateduganda.blogspot.com/2015/05/kiwanuka-kituukas-appeal-for-financial_7.html?m=1

OPEN LETTER TO DIRECTOR BANK OF UGANDA

 AN OPEN LETTER TO CHARITY MUGUMYA (MRS)  - DIRECTOR BANK OF UGANDA.


I acknowledge receipt of your letter dated 25th May 2021 on the above subject matter.


I find it absurd that Bank of Uganda asks for evidence from me regarding my fundraising for President of Uganda. I practiced as a commercial banker earlier in my career life. I wish to inform you that it is very normal for a Commercial bank to advise their customer that he or she received money and also quote the particulars of the sender.


I find it ridiculous that you ask me to provide to Bank of Uganda evidence that the bank accounts were opened! It is on record that Bank of Uganda communicated to the two banks involved: Cairo International Bank (then) and ABSA Uganda bank and the same Bank of Uganda communicated to me the response from the two banks. The banks did not deny the existence of my accounts:


1. Ultra Simplex Enterprises 000686 in Cairo International Bank which was eventually closed after the fraud.


2. Kiwanuka Kituuka Account no. 6004631844 in former Barclays Bank Uganda. This account is still open but I do not operate it myself. I opened the account for Collecting proceeds to my fundraising, and I communicated to ABSA Uganda Bank that I was not to be liable for any liabilities that would accrue by keeping the account open.


Madam, I had previously respected the staff at Bank of Uganda. Unfortunately, the developments to do with my fundraising have left all the respect I had for the Bank’s supervision of Commercial banks gone. I knew what I was doing when I originated my fundraising for President of Uganda. No Presidential candidate in Uganda had ever fundraised the way I did. When funds started coming, the 1st thing by those who did not want me to access the money was to ensure that my email was not accessible to me. Though I communicated to Bank of Uganda as reflected in my communication to the Governor attached, the Bank did not respond. In 2015, when I communicated to the Governor regarding my wish to stand for President of Uganda and that I targeted to raise shs 60bn, I still did not get any communication from Bank of Uganda.


I have made a number of communications regarding this subject and these I send through Mr. Kiyingi Kevin. It is absurd that Bank of Uganda has not shown interest in investigating my matters.


Mrs Mugumya, if you were in my shoes you would possibly not stand the pain and psychological suffering I have had to endure since 2010 due to corruption within the banking industry in Uganda.


The good Lord Who has  kept me alive up to now has a purpose. Our country went to the dogs, it is NOT possible for a person to make a fundraising the type I made worldwide to stand for President and he or she does not get a single dollar. This all shows the integrity of the banking industry in Uganda. It is not possible that I did not raise money.


Madam, when I left the University in 1984, Bank of Uganda was recruiting the cream. The holders of 1st Class degrees. What happened to this cream? The Bank has staff who hold PhDs. What purpose do they serve? My matter is simply common sense. I brought money into Uganda, unfortunately, some people who imagine that I am an idiot decided to say that I did not receive any money. Yes, I did not receive any money because they decided to share it!


I trust in God. He Does not make mistakes. Whoever had a hand in the fraud that made me not to get a coin of the proceeds to my fundraising MUST know that: There is the Almighty God and He alone determines our destiny.


You are at liberty to enjoy the comfort of your office.


William Kituuka Kiwanuka 


CC


Deputy Governor Bank of Uganda 

Ministry of Finance 

Ministry of Justice


ATTACHMENT NO.1: 

LETTER TO GOVERNOR BANK OF UGANDA.


WILLIAM KITUUKA KIWANUKA

P. O. Box 33917,

KAMPALA.

Tel: +256714981628


Email: wkituuka@myself.com

29thSeptember 2010


The Governor

Bank of Uganda

P. o. Box 7120,

Kampala.

Dear Sir,


RE: FUNDING FOR MY PRESIDENTIAL BID.


Up to now, I am one of those who wish to stand as Independent candidates for President of Uganda.  Unfortunately, I cannot proceed to collect Nomination Papers if I have no funding, which funding I have endeavoured to campaign for widely.  Unfortunately, the contact email I circulated: williamkituuka@hotmail.comhas for some time now not been accessible to me for reasons which I am not aware of!  That means I cannot have information via that email address.  Time has run out as my last hope to be able to collect Nomination Papers is Friday, October 1st, 2010.


The purpose of this communication therefore is to kindly request the Bank in case there is any funding in my favour to avail information to me.  I look forward to maximum cooperation.

Yours faithfully,


William Kituuka 


cc Senior Staff bank of Uganda

cc The Electoral Commission


ATTACHMENT NO. 2 : 

THE LETTER TO GOVERNOR BANK OF UGANDA FOR FUNDRAISING.


11th January 2015

The Governor,

Bank of Uganda,

P. O. Box 7120,

Kampala.


Dear Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile,


RE: AN OPEN LETTER REGARDING FUNDRAISING OF SHS 60BN FOR MY PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.


The 2016 Presidential Elections are about 12 months from the date of this communication.   I happen to be one of the Prospect Presidential Candidates for the race.  However, you are aware that running for the Presidency is no joking matter.  It requires billions.  I have come up with a budget for my campaign marketing strategy of Ushs 60 bn as a candidate for a Government of National Unity.  To raise the required funds, I have sent out an appeal to the people of Uganda and the international community.  Many people out there are sympathetic to the situation Ugandans are going through, and these can readily support a candidate with a proposal to turn around the country for the better.


You are aware of the billions of shillings President Museveni invests in his campaigns, for example, the T-shirts and posters come up to astronomical amounts in shillings.  Please, give me the opportunity to receive this money if it is sent, because there is a possibility that it could be sent and diverted to other businesses without my knowledge.  I am ready to discuss expenditure plans with the Bank to ensure that the funds are not put to areas that may endanger national security.


I am a representative of forces for peaceful change of leadership in Uganda which is now.  I also believe that you would love to be in a peaceful country, and one of the ways you may call for instability is being selective by blocking funds to support a campaign like this while President Museveni has access to the National Treasury and is able to dictate.


I hope we shall have no problem with the Bank in case any friends extend a hand of help to this cause.


Thank you.


Kiwanuka Kituuka


ATTACHMENT NO. 3


I NEED JUSTICE 


To:

The Governor Bank of Uganda - Professor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile

The Deputy Governor - Dr. Michael Atingi - Ego

The Minister of Finance, Planning & Econ. Devt - Hon. Matia Kasaija

The Head of Public Service & Secretary to Cabinet - Dr. John Mitala

The Prime Minister - Rt. Hon. (Dr) Ruhakana Rugunda

The Chief Justice of Uganda - Hon. Justice Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny - Dollo

The Attorney General - Hon. William Byaruhanga

The Speaker Parliament of Uganda - Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga

The Secretary to Treasury - Mr. Keith Muhakanizi

The Ministry of Justice

The Minister for Presidency - Hon. Esther Mbayo Mbulakubuza

The Executive Director Uganda Communication Commission - Ms Irene Sewankambo

The Minister of State for Ethics - Hon. (Fr) Simon Lokodo

The Inspectorate of Government (IGG)

The Minister of Internal Affairs - Hon. (General) Haji Abubakar Jeje Odongo

The Minister of Foreign Affairs - Hon. Sam Kahamba Kutesa

NRM Chief Whip - Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Sentamu

Minister for ICT - Hon. Judith Nalule Nabakooba

The Auditor General - Mr. John Muwanga.

Uganda Human Rights Commission

The Executive Director NGOForum - Dr. Richard Ssewakiryanga.

The CEO Cairo Bank Uganda

The CEO ABSA Uganda Bank

The CEO Equity Bank Uganda

The CEO Centenary Bank Uganda


From: William Kituuka Kiwanuka.


Date: March 8, 2021.


RE: HOW MY POTENTIAL IN RESOURCE MOBILIZATION TURNED INTO A REAL NIGHTMARE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE PROSPECTS OF UGANDA AS A COUNTRY.


CONTENTS

1.      Executive Summary

2.      What has gone wrong in the Uganda Funds remittance system?

3.      Operation of Ultra Simplex Enterprises Account – 000686 in Cairo International Bank

4.      An appeal I made to Bank of Uganda to intervene

5.      The challenges of an opposition Presidential candidate fundraising from outside Uganda.

6.      The 2010 / 2011 ‘Pension Scam’ in CIB.

7.      Some of the distortions and contradictions in the courts of law over the CIB ‘Pension Scam’.

8.      Fundraising where Barclays Bank Uganda (BBU) and now ABSA Uganda was assigned to collect the proceeds.

9.      Conclusion.


1.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

                                i.            I William Kituuka Kiwanuka wished to stand for President of Uganda in 2011 and 2016, but I was never allowed to access what I raised through my worldwide appeals in the two instances. My appeals which still run on Blogs were disseminated using emails which I collected from published literatures and or searched from the Internet. I made my brief appeal and it included the web address for the Blog or Blogs, then my Bank Account details together with the Swift Code in respect of each bank.


                              ii.            The objectives for my fundraising as far as I am concerned were: To bring big money into the Uganda economy which would benefit Ugandans; To be able to have resources to contest the Presidency; To put in place a model Parish (Namutamba) as a centre of excellence which other parts in Uganda would learn from; and To cater for my retirement community betterment initiatives.


                             iii.            Though I sent out hundreds of emails, given that in some instances I would send out 50 or more a day, my bankers in both cases: Cairo International Bank (CIB) which I used in 2010 and Barclays Bank Uganda (BBU) which I used in 2015 had one answer whenever I checked on them: “We have never received funds for the credit of your account”!


                           iv.            I could least believe these banks, because it was not possible for me not to have raised even USD 100. I knew there was a fraud. As I write, it has taken me 11 and 6 years respectively trying to address my issues to the authorities, in this case: Bank of Uganda, Cairo Bank and Barclays Bank now ABSA Uganda. Instead my efforts do not seem to yield much, but are rather like a hide and seek game that I am treated to!


                            v.            I communicated by Email to Bank of Uganda in September 2010 and January 2015, but I did not get a reply in both cases. It is just on December 28, 2020 that Bank of Uganda endeavored to reply after so many communications to them, and it was just like a formality without any worthy depth!


                           vi.            I think the Government of Uganda has to address the injustice those of us who are fundraising are faced with. Much as my two fundraising for President of Uganda have proceeds that I am yet to access, even when I made effort to Fundraise for Namutamba Demonstration School where Centenary bank was used as well as recently for Community Educators - Uganda in Equity bank Uganda, not a single dollar got into the accounts!


                         vii.            Resource mobilization more so involving funds from outside Uganda has no prospects given the injustice, impunity, arrogance, corruption and outright theft by some actors in the banking industry in Uganda; this is definitely a big negative given that the potential donors cannot keep sending money when the beneficiaries are not those that were targeted, and you can be sure, potential innovators who have been benefiting from external resource mobilization will have bad prospects as support may stop coming.


2.    WHAT HAS GONE WRONG IN THE UGANDA FUNDS REMITTANCES SYSTEM?

1. Swift codes - I was told that when funds are remitted, before the beneficiary account is credited, commercial banks do a KYC (Know Your Customer), this they do by verifying the source of the funds, the receiver’s true identity and whether the one remitting is not blacklisted. Upon satisfactory search, funds are released. However, Bank of Uganda as the overseer of commercial banks has a right to stop payments in case they are suspicious of the incoming funds, and when they give the directive, commercial banks have to abide, otherwise, the banks can be closed. This is where the problem is. Banks can without the knowledge of the customer decide whether to release funds and, this is where the system is abused. If these bankers see a flow of funds, it is their chance to label the funds anything, and I see myself having fallen victim of this!


2. The unfortunate suspicion that some people who are able to get funding from outside Uganda have ill motives against the country needs to be properly substantiated; otherwise merely assuming will not help the development initiatives of Uganda. This has given those incharge of the system opportunity to easily take funds due to bank customers for personal gains or alternatively abuse it.


3. It is not clear how funds through the Swift codes are audited. There seems to be a big chance of customers not getting the funds due to them given that the audit mechanism does not seem clear or is easily abused. And, we have instances where the client communication is interfered with, this, only leaves the bank with the information.


4. There seems to be (according to what I have gone through) some understanding between some commercial bankers and Information Technology Personnel (ITP) where email communication to bank customers is interfered with and the customer communication is cutoff from those remitting funds. There is a case in point of one Henry Luyimbazi who seems to have penetrated my email: Henry Luyimbazi   billkiwanuka@gmail.com and my Facebook account. I have not known what his aim was. It is not clear whether staff of Uganda Communication Commission have no role in this.


5. The Government institutions charged with checking corruption have actors who are greatly compromised simply because the corrupt have all the money to part with and their deals are not checked. I have had opportunity to visit one staff of the IGG, I was ‘shocked’ at the assets in her possession. These could not have been out of the returns to Government employment.


6. There looks to be a network which connects commercial banks and the central bank to official Government infrastructure through which funds due to some people are not credited to their accounts but instead paid out to a scheme that needs to be investigated.


7. The Government seems to pay lip service to efforts by Ugandans who are mobilizing resources to see projects off ground. Some of those who get such funds are seen from lenses of some Government officers as if they are not bound to do any good for Government, which is indeed unfortunate.


8. The tenure in Commercial Bank Supervision by Justine Bagyenda as Executive Director Bank Supervision seems to have given fertile ground to irregularities which among others disregarded communication to customers as in my case, and instead giving fraud chance. Bagyenda seems to have had so much unchecked powers over commercial banks hence giving irregularities a chance.


3.    OPERATION OF ULTRA SIMPLEX ENTERPRISES ACCOUNT - 000686 IN CAIRO INTERNATIONAL BANK

                                i.            I opened Ultra Simplex Enterprises Account - 000686 in Cairo International Bank at a time when I was publishing Career Tips Magazine. It so happened that with time, adverts became difficult to get for the Magazine. The account was made dormant. So, when I wanted to fundraise to stand for President, after making initial works on the Blog, I approached CIB and requested them to activate the account so that I use it to fundraise to stand for President. I was allowed, and so, I started making my email communication the Blog whose title is: “Ideas William Kituuka Kiwanuka had for the Presidency prior to the 2011 General elections” where williamkituuka@hotmail.com was used is in place for anyone to see.


                              ii.            I kept visiting CIB to check on the account balance, to my surprise there was no credit at all! That prompted me to call on Ishaq Ssentongo who was the Assistant Manager Operations at CIB. This one on all occasions told me how they had not received funds for the credit of my account!


4.    AN APPEAL I MADE TO BANK OF UGANDA TO INTERVENE.

                                i.            As time was running out to the collection of Nomination papers from Uganda’s Electoral Commission by those who wanted to stand for President, I decided to write to the Governor Bank of Uganda - Prof. Emmanuel Tumisiime Mutebile and a number of senior staff at the bank. I copied the emails from the Bank of Uganda Diary of 2010, in all 35 emails were included. The same communication was copied to the Electoral Commission. I stated that I was not getting a positive response from CIB and it had rang a bell in my mind that something was wrong. I expected Bank of Uganda to help in rectifying the anomaly and timely. The email in part: “Up to now, I am one of those who wish to stand as independent candidates for President of Uganda. I cannot proceed to collect nomination papers if I have no funding, which funding I have endeavored to campaign for widely, unfortunately, the contact email I circulated: williamkituuka@hotmail.comhas for some time now not been accessible to me for reasons which I am not aware of! That means, I cannot have information via that email address. Time has run out as my last hope to be able to collect Nomination papers is Friday, October 1, 2010. The purpose of this communication therefore is to kindly request the Bank in case there is any funding in my favor to avail information to me. I look forward to maximum cooperation”.


                              ii.            Unfortunately, though I wrote to a total of 35 people who were senior at Bank of Uganda, nobody ever made a reply to the email!


                             iii.            Having failed to receive the funds I raised through CIB and with no response from BOU, I was not able to proceed to collect Nomination Papers, and that was the end of my wish to contest as a Presidential candidate in 2011!


5.    THE CHALLENGES OF AN OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FUNDRAISING FROM OUTSIDE UGANDA

                                i.            Such a one is seen from the wrong lenses by those in the NRM Government. Much as Uganda recruits good academicians for many positions in Government, it looks like these know that the NRM candidate can raise billions from anywhere, including from the taxpayer, but the opposition candidate is not taken seriously. Worldwide, information is available regarding estimates of the amounts Presidential contestants raised for campaigns. In Uganda, such money is either taken by some individuals if it is channeled through the banking infrastructure or Government if individuals do not steal it.


                              ii.            An insight into the budget of a Presidential candidate can give you the picture. Below are some of the areas where I expected to spend in 2010 and 2011:


a.     Purchase of a 4 wheel drive vehicle (Double cabin pickup) to facilitate travel country wide in collecting the required signatures around the various districts of Uganda.

b.     Purchase of fuel for the vehicle.

c.     Repairs and maintenance costs of the vehicle

d.     Running adverts both in the print and electronic media.

e.     Printing out literature for distribution

f.        Printing Posters to be distributed countrywide

g.     Meeting the Nomination fee

h.     Printing the manifesto copies for distribution after nomination

i.         Paying allowances to helpers.

j.         Rent for office space countrywide

k.      Paying for mobile phone airtime

l.         Paying for accommodation

m.   Purchase some computers, a printer and UPS.

n.     Purchase a Public Address system and a generator.

o.     Paying for airtime for talk shows

For instance, just take 60 Talk shows where each is shs 3,000,000. A candidate needs shs 180,000,000 without including any other expenses.

On a Polling day, a candidate needs a minimal of two Agents. If each agent is paid shs 100,000 including his meals and transport component, for 34,684 Polling Stations, a candidate needs 69,378 agents. In money terms that translates to shs 6,937,800,000. Remember at least one agent needs to go to the Tally Centre to ensure that the results declared are as per the Results Declaration Form (RDF). For 34,684 agents, you need at least shs 50,000 to cater for their transport, a total of shs 1, 734,200,000.


                             iii.            It really surprises to see that we have intellectuals in key roles who cannot see these things in the right perspective. If someone wants to contest the Presidency, it is important that those in Government get to understand the actual cost that can be incurred if we are to have serious candidates. Short of that, where a candidate raises funds and they are just confiscated, it’s best to tell Ugandans that it is a one man show until further notice.


6.    THE 2010 / 2011 ‘PENSION SCAM’ IN CIB

                                i.            I always treasure the media. While I had decided to leave the matters of my funds to God, there was talk of the ‘Pension Scam’ that took place in CIB. Being a person who worked in Commercial banks for some time, the pointer was that chances were that the ‘scam’ had proved the way to finally have the proceeds to my fundraising shared!


                              ii.            When I heard about a court case, I was surprised; however, I tried to be patient because I thought the court would come out with the source of funds that were shared in a very primitive way. Second, I thought we would get to know the right beneficiary of the funds that were stolen.


                             iii.            If Bank of Uganda staff had not played a role in the ‘Pension Scam’, Bank of Uganda would have got independent auditors to get to the truth of the matter. 


                           iv.            So, the court was used to distort facts, and even today, the truth regarding the Pension Scam is not in public domain because Bank of Uganda staff were part of the beneficiaries under the ‘ghosts’ talked of.


                            v.            If Bank of Uganda had hired independent auditors, the following information would have been readily got without need for court intervention because that is what supervision of banks by Bank of Uganda actually means:


I) The source of the money which was paid disguised as pension funds.

2) Who was or were the actual beneficiary / beneficiaries before the funds were diverted.

3) The real ‘ghosts’ who were paid in disguise. This should have been possible given the names of those who physically collected the money from CIB.

4) From (3), the big fish who sent the ‘ghosts’ to collect money on their behalf would have been established.

5) The recovery process of the money would have been easily undertaken.

6) The role of CIB in the fraud would have been clearly brought out. At least we know that the bank was involved in fraud where Pensioner name and photo were not matching, that one Till was assigned the role of paying ‘ghosts’ and that from each ‘ghost’ CIB earned shs 150,000 and only one withdraw from each ‘ghost’ account was allowed

7.    SOME OF THE DISTORTIONS AND CONTRADICTIONS IN THE COURTS OF LAW OVER THE CIB ‘PENSION SCAM’

                               I.            It is interesting to learn that when the Committee of Parliament got interested in the ‘Pension Scam’, they invited former CIB staff who had been involved. These included: Ishaq Ssentongo who had been Assistant Manager Operations and Rahma Nakigozi, the Head of Cash.


                            II.            The two told Committee members how they had been coached on how to handle those transactions. “We were all coached on what to say”. “You should say this or else you go to prison”, that is what the former staff told the Members of Parliament.


                          III.            Don’t forget. Write what we told you, say what we agreed on. The bank will stay but Rahma will not stay!


                         IV.            Nakigozi said, ‘they did not know they were facilitating fraud, since we were just following orders from top bosses’.

                            V.            She said, I used to fill in withdrawal vouchers for the supposedly pensioners who signed and left the bank with cash’.


                         VI.            She explained that after collecting a number of withdraw forms, she would take them to the then Bank Manager Muhammed Terkel, who with other staff packed the money for the ‘pensioners’ in the strong room.


                       VII.            Ssentongo, on his part, denied the accusations, equated the working atmosphere at Cairo Bank to a ‘School environment’ where everything was done on order and without rules or regulations.


                    VIII.            ‘Cairo Bank was like a school environment where you have a headmaster, no rules, no regulations, no everything. All the information you were supposed to get was from your bosses as far as those account opening forms were concerned. I was receiving everything on my desk’, he said.


                          IX.            Chimp reports wrote: ‘Late Nyombi blamed CIID for the collapse of the shs 165bn pension case.  In the article I quote: “The bank’s lawyer Macdusman W Kabega argued that CIID boss Grace Akullo had promised to give bank lawyers a Fresh Report which would be used in court, not the old one. Lawyers prayed to court to ignore Komurubuga’s report since a new report would be issued by a senior officer to water down the case’. This marked the beginning of the downfall of the case.


                             X.            On October 31, the ‘new report’ was signed by Grace Akullo and on the same day Tom Magezi a Lawyer from Kabega’s Law Firm which represented CIB swore an affidavit claiming that he had ‘come across’ a report by the Director CIID which he said, ‘heavily impacted’ on his application suing Government.

                          XI.            “I deemed it vital and necessary as my duty to bring it to the courts’ attention and hereby do so’” reads Magezi’s affidavit in part.


                        XII.            The judge would later rule in favor of the bank quashing the DPPs decision to prefer charges of theft and conspiracy to defraud the Government shs 165bn.


                     XIII.            A total of 3,432 ghost pensioners were created and inserted into records at the Pensions Registry by staff in Public Service Ministry. The ghost pensioners having been created, a Parliamentary approval appropriation for Pension Budget to pay these so - called pensioners was secured by the Ministry’s officials.


                     XIV.            Thereafter, payment schedules bearing the names of ghost pensioners were relayed by the Ministry officials for processing. The officials assigned Electronic Financial Transfer Numbers in respect of the names on the schedules sent to the bank.


                       XV.            The Accountant General then prepared a Treasurer order to the Director Bank of Uganda for the issue of funds from the Consolidated Fund Account and the funds were transferred to the Public Service Pension Account.


                     XVI.            Thereafter, Bank of Uganda on the basis of the payment schedules prepared and sent the procured funds to CIB where the Secretary of the East African Community Beneficiaries Associated, Peter Sajjabi had opened accounts at CIB through the personal introduction and clearance letter from the association of beneficiary.


                  XVII.            The Attorney General said in his legal opinion that the “bilateral relations between Egypt, the owner of CIB and Uganda cannot be ignored, hence the urgency and acting with caution observing the legal and due process requirement of the miles of natural justice before preferring charges against the bank”.


                XVIII.            The Police in a final report signed by the Director of CIID which exonerated CIB from any wrong doing placed the responsibility on a few employees of the bank who colluded with the officials of the Ministry of Public Service to carry out the scam.


                      XIX.            It is understood that the new Akullo report on reaching the office of the solicitor general had got crucial evidence which was tendered in the earlier report missing. “Upon reading the said report we realize that it departs in material respects from the earlier report prepared by Police,” wrote J. Atwine on behalf of the Solicitor General to Barbara Kawuma Bugembe, a Senior Attorney, Anti-Corruption Court Section.


                        XX.            In an article: ‘Cairo bank chief, ex - staff trade accusations over pension scam‘. Of July 13, 2015 by Deo Walusimbi, I quote: ‘CIB Admitted that its employees colluded with fraudsters to steal pensioners’ money, but insisted that as a company, its hands were clean.


                      XXI.            However, former bank staff later turned up in Parliament and accused CIB managers of coaching them on what to tell the Members of Parliament.


                   XXII.            CIB used photographs against ghost pensioners’ names and paid out the money. “Olulimu Ogwal said that he found his picture against the name Wandira Joseph Paul who was paid shs 74m”.


                 XXIII.            Ishaq Ssentongo a former Assistant Manager for Operations and Rahma Nakigozi former Teller told Members of Parliament that they were coached by Darwish Osama and the lawyers on what to tell the Members of Parliament.


8.    FUNDRAISING WHERE BARCLAYS BANK UGANDA (BBU) AND NOW ABSA UGANDA WAS ASSIGNED TO COLLECT THE PROCEEDS

                               I.            In 2014, on my Birthday in October, I decided to make a second trial at fundraising so that I could stand for President of Uganda in 2016. This time I did more serious work. I put up two Blogs. The challenge was to get a Bank which I thought would not do what CIB did to me in 2010. I approached Barclays Bank Ntinda Branch. The manager accepted to open an account in the name: Kiwanuka Kituuka Account No. 6004631844. This time, I included details of the Bank Account on my blog running on the Internet. The blog name: “Kiwanuka Kituuka for Presidential candidate of unity in a federated Uganda”,

The second blog address: “Kiwanuka Kituuka for 2016 Uganda Presidential Candidate”.


                            II.            I thought it very important to inform Bank of Uganda about my intentions to raise Ushs 60bn to facilitate my standing for President of Uganda in 2016. The email addressed to the Governor Bank of Uganda - Prof. Emmanuel Tumisiime Mutebile was dated 11th January 2015. Unfortunately, even this time, I did not get any response from Bank of Uganda. Up to the time of writing this document, Barclays Bank (ABSA Uganda) claim that they never received monies to the credit of my account.


                          III.            I only want to tell Uganda Bankers to stop taking some of us for fools. It is illogical for anyone to tell a direct lie. Serious work as I have cannot have failed to realize returns in form of financial support. There is someone who can be fooled, but I think the banks need to be transparent.


                         IV.            The NRM Government wonders why people did not vote them in some areas. How can people vote you when those connected are stealing what is due to us. It is surprising that some have without shame earned titles like City Landlords. Nobody bothers to find out how these assets are got. Talk of declaration of assets by public servants. Does it serve any purpose?


                            V.            Let the NRM Government get clean. Not long ago, the Governor Bank of Uganda decided to sack Justine Bagyenda. There were no charges that got known to the general public, only that she had been Director Bank Supervision for a long time. Nobody seems interested in investigating the source of her riches. She was seen move with property from the Bank after she lost her job, it is not clear whether anybody took interest in knowing exactly what this lady took from the bank.


9.    CONCLUSION 

                               I.            Uganda has a debt portfolio not less than Ushs 56 trillion. Much of what the country earns locally goes to servicing the loans. Those people in Uganda who can attract foreign resources should be respected. If they manage to get funds into the country, it is best to see to it that they access the funds as long as they have no connection to destabilizing the country. These Ugandans have ideas that can help the country move forward. I had an idea of making Namutamba a model Parish and a Centre of excellence which would be visited by others to learn from. Unfortunately, I was denied access of the funds. I believe I am not alone.


                            II.            Second, there is urgent need for the Government of Uganda to address what I point out as ‘What has gone wrong in the Uganda funds remittances system”.


                          III.            Third, I look forward to the powers that be to address the issue of the funds I raised in 2010 and 2015. Much as I was able to convince donors to give that money, I have the brains that can turn around a few things for the betterment of the lives of the people in Uganda.


“FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY”


Sent from my iPhone

LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUSEVENI

 RE: OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT MUSEVENI  - TO APPOINT INTERNATIONAL INVESTIGATORS REGARDING MY FUNDRAISING FOR PRESIDENT IN 2010 AND 2016.


Your Excellency  


President Museveni,


My patience has run out given your Government  institutions that have deliberately ignored my call for justice following my fundraising drives in 2010 and 2015 to stand for President of Uganda. Your Excellency my experience has shown me how vulnerable many people in responsible Government institutions in Uganda are. I don’t know whether it is generally a poverty mind, but it is sad.


I was for most of my childhood days at Namutamba Parish as my father worked at Namutamba Teachers’ College in the then Mubende District. That time from around 1966, as I grew, I saw the contribution of Malcolm Lea Wilson to Namutamba Parish as he employed many people who were able to take their children to Namutamba Demonstration School and then good schools in Uganda.


Following your group’s attack on Idi Amin in 1972, Uganda became very insecure and Lea Wilson decided to sale Namutamba Tea Estate and Dairy Farm. The Nagenda’s were among the buyers. Unfortunately, having been a major pillar for the growth of Namutamba, as the productivity of the estate declined, Namutamba Parish gradually declined also. That was followed by Government of Uganda changing Namutamba Teachers’ College which had got fame countrywide from a teachers college to a technical institute which unfortunately did not take off.


Today, I am sorry to write that Namutamba is a ‘fossil’ of its former self. I used to travel back home from St. Mary’s College Kisubi from 1974 - 1979 and one would get a taxi in the park at Mityana anytime during the working hours. Today, one gets at the park and he or she gets on to a boda boda (Commercial cyclist) for 12 or 13 miles to Namutamba at a price about 8,000! When I left Namutamba Demonstration School in 1973, the school was always sure of first grades. In my year not less than 2 of us got bursaries from Mubende having excelled in our Primary Leaving Examinations. All the social economic indicators in the area are now bad. 


Against that background, Your Excellency being a man who went to St. Mary’s College, Kisubi in the 1970’s, I saw it best to use my brains to attract funds to Uganda to help re - build Namutamba. The vehicle to have my mission succeed (fundraising) was to use an opportunity where people from the international community would generously support my cause. I decided to show my interest in standing for President of Uganda for 2010. My approach to fundraising for President has not been used by anyone up to now. It is no surprise therefore that having put my intentions clearly on an Internet blog and used email contacts to circulate the subject matter, the response was really good.


Your Excellency, the email communication is greatly abused by some ICT people in Uganda. These people made sure that they cut off my communication from those who supported my cause. They thought they had been smart. But unfortunately, they were wrong. The scheme they used in 2010 to steal my money, is what eventually featured as the ‘Pension Scam’.


Your Excellency, below this letter is attachment No. 1 which is the address of the blog showing the content of what I circulated. It was well thought out intellectual work, that is why there was positive response to the appeal. Attachment No. 2 is my email letter to the Governor Bank of Uganda which I copied to over 30 senior staff of the Bank when I was desperate as Cairo Bank had decided to tell me a lie that I did not raise funds. That letter had only one person who attempted to reply to it. It was the former IMF Representative who was attached to Bank of Uganda. As I opened to read the email, is how all the email content disappeareded. So, I was unable to contest Presidency in 2010 following the collaboration between some Ministry of Finance staff, Bank of Uganda staff, Ministry of Public Service staff who provided names of the beneficiaries to the Fake Pension payment. 


Your Excellency, it is 11 years since 2010. I had waited for justice from the Uganda courts of law, unfortunately, all the way from the Police work where the CID Chief herself changed statements to exenorate Cairo International Bank, there was no way I could get justice as the rightful owner or would be beneficiary was not arrived at by the court nor the real beneficiaries of the Pension Scam (people who actually took the money).


Your Excellency, I practiced as a banker in my earlier career life. The banks involved in these cases know that the evidence I would use as proof for funds having been sent to me had been interfered with (that I do not have it) have used that as an opportunity to say that I don’t have proof for having been a beneficiary of any donation. When I was in the bank (1985 - 1991), it was an obligation of the bank to inform the customer through a mailed credit advice or by phone of the receipt of any funds into his account. 


Your Excellency, I have made a number of communications to you through your press people including: Don Wanyama and Nabusayi Linda Wamboka. I have reached out to many Ministries and here communicated to Hon. Father Lokodo, Hon William Byaruhanga (my former classmate O ‘ level at St. Mary’s College Kisubi), the former Prime Minister (Rt. Hon. Rugunda) , former Speaker of Parliament - Rebecca Kadaga, the Ministry of Finance, former NRM Chief Whip - Hon. Nabakooba to mention some.


Your Excellency, it is your duty as Chief Executive to safe guard Ugandans and their property. For 11 and 6 years under your leadership, my property has not been safeguarded. Your Excellency, this is not acceptable. Given that I practiced as a banker, I know the procedures banks use when handling customer matters. May be you may not be aware, this could be one of the most sophisticated robberies during your time as President of Uganda. I have all the time been around and in case of any issues, the banks would have contacted me. The principle beneficiaries to my fundraising should have been: 1. Myself 2. The Government of Uganda through taxation and possibly any confiscation and all could have been done transparently.


Your Excellency, having been let down by Cairo International Bank when they facilitated the fraud in 2010 and 2011, I tried my luck with Barclays Bank which I thought would not do to me what Cairo International Bank did to me in 2010. So, in 2015 I opened an account having told the Manager that it was for fundraising to enable me contest for President of Uganda. Your Excellency, attachment No. 3 shows more sophisticated work I used on the blogs to fundraise. You cannot believe the input into this work. The first blog was purely academic. I got volumes of books I consulted to show prospect donors what I thought I would do in position of President. I remember one book I came across: “Ghana shared growth and development agenda 2010 - 2013”. I got some information I borrowed from here to build my work, and through 2015, I was modifying my work.


Your Excellency, you simply cannot have Officers who reap where they did not sow. The funds I was able to get to Uganda were to enable me contest for President, be as income to Government and also help in the fulfilling of my objective to get Namutamba as a model parish following many years of decline.


Your Excellency, I want to believe that you stand for justice and that sincerely, you are opposed to corruption. Now that I have failed to get an organ of the state to help me get justice, I request you to get an International company to investigate this matter. There is no cooperation I can get from Bank of Uganda because some staff there were party to the fraud.


Your Excellency, I hope that you are aware that some Ugandans when they die out of Uganda use  ‘gofundme’ to raise resources to bring back the bodies of the dead. Now, your bureaucrats, could imagine that I could accept the situation that I did not raise money. I think one does not need to have read so much to realize that.


Your Excellency, I am looking for justice. I believe all of us Ugandans are equal under the law.


I wait to see justice done this time.


Thank you Your Excellency,


I remain 


Yours faithfully,


William Kituuka Kiwanuka.


WILLIAM KITUUKA KIWANUKA 



ATTACHMENT NO. 1

The web addresses for my fundraising in 2010


http://williamkituuka.blogspot.com/2010/09/kind-appeal-for-moral-support-and_01.html?m=1


ATTACHMENT NO. 2


RE: FUNDING FOR MY PRESIDENTIAL BID

To: <etmutebile@bou.or.ug>, <pbyabakama@bou.or.ug>, <gnyeko@bou.or.ug>, <jmubangizi@bou.or.ug>, <pkagoro@bou.or.ug>, <bkasozi@bou.or.ug>, <dkihangire@bou.or.ug>, <jbagyenda@bou.or.ug>, <pmusinguzi@bou.or.ug>, <dkabahweza@bou.or.ug>, <adkabugu@bou.or.ug>, <cowinyi@bou.or.ug>, <jkijjambu@bou.or.ug>, <jchemonges@bou.or.ug>, <aobbo@bou.or.ug>, <jykwalusimbi@bou.or.ug>, <ekalule@bou.or.ug>, <nnasasira@bou.or.ug>, <skaboyo@bou.or.ug>, <cabuka@bou.or.ug>, <hopondo@bou.or.ug>, <emwenebirinda@bou.or.ug>, <rfmayebo@bou.or.ug>, <tnsereko@bou.or.ug>, <aopio@bou.or.ug>, <emwebya@bou.or.ug>, <mkatarikawe@bou.or.ug>, <arwekikiga@bou.or.ug>, <wkajubi@bou.or.ug>, <mkkasule@bou.or.ug>, <trichardson@imf.org>, <ckoenigsperger@bou.or.ug>, <mbrownbridge@bou.or.ug>



WILLIAM KITUUKA KIWANUKA


P. O. Box 33917,


KAMPALA.



Tel: +256714981628


Email: wkituuka@myself.com



29th September 2010


The

Governor Bank

of Uganda


P. o. Box 7120,


Kampala.



Dear Sir,


RE: FUNDING FOR MY

PRESIDENTIAL BID


Up to now, I am one of those who wish to stand as

Independent candidates for President of Uganda. 

Unfortunately, I cannot proceed to collect Nomination Papers if I have

no funding, which funding I have endeavoured to campaign for widely.  Unfortunately, the contact email I

circulated: williamkituuka@hotmail.com

has for sometime now mot been accessible to me for reasons which I am not aware

of!  That means I cannot have information

via that email address.  Time has run out

as my last hope to be able to collect Nomination Papers is Friday, October 1st,

2010.



The purpose of this communication therefore is to

kindly request the Bank in case there is any funding in my favour to avail

information to me.  I look forward to

maximum cooperation.



Yours

faithfully,



William

Kituuka Kiwanuka


cc

Senior Staff bank of Uganda


cc

The Electoral Commission


ATTACHMENT NO. 3


The blogs I used in my fundraising for President of Uganda in 2015.

http://billkiwanuka.blogspot.com/2014/10/kiwanuka-kituuka-for-2016-uganda.html?m=1


http://kiwanukaofunityinafederateduganda.blogspot.com/2015/05/kiwanuka-kituukas-appeal-for-financial_7.html?m=1


ATTACHMENT NO. 4


Re: MY WISH TO CONTEST FOR PRESIDENT OF UGANDA AND YOUR BANK’S CONNECTION.


To: William Kituuka <wkituuka@myself.com>



The Managing Director,

Barclays Bank Uganda

On 12th October 2014, I announced my intention to stand as President of Uganda.  I started building my debate on a variety of

subjects/issues on the Internet.  Following my experience in 2010 when

I quoted Cairo International Bank where at the end of it all, the bank did not declare to me any funds received on my behalf given the

International appeal I made, I had a problem regarding what account to use, more so that I don’t have a foreign account.  At the end of it all, I decided to quote accounts with Barclays bank – Ntinda Branch.


As I write, I have not got a satisfactory response from the bank that my appeal has not realized a single dollar, which I believe is impossible.  The bank has not told me the truth as whether there are

some transactions over which the state prevails and the bank cannot have a hand.  My efforts to seek assistance by your bank so that I am helped to get a foreign account given that your bank’s headquarters is out of Uganda was also not a success!


I relied 100% on Barclays bank, and now it is 11 days to have Presidential nomination forms submitted!


I trust in God 100% and I pray that He prevails for justice to be seen to be done.


I leave it all to God.


Yours


Kiwanuka kituuka

Tuesday 4 May 2021

SAVE JANAN LUWUM CHURCH HOUSE

 WE COUNT ON YOU.

Greetings from Uganda.

There is an investment the Church of Uganda (Anglican) put in place to serve as an earning asset in the Centre of Kampala City the Capital of Uganda. The asset which is 16 floors is called: Janan Luwum Church House. This asset is in danger of being auctioned due to the loan of US$10m and Ushs 5bn that helped in its construction this still has a substantial outstanding of the equivalent of  US $13,521,127.

We kindly appeal to you to help support this fundraising initiative to save this magnificent asset for the Church of Uganda.

Information and the photo impressions of the asset can be reached by clicking on:

https://savejananluwumchurchhouse.blogspot.com/2021/05/what-beautiful-magnificent-janan-luwum.html?m=1

The significance of “Janan Luwum Church House”:

Janan Luwum Church House is:

1. A symbol of Church of Uganda, an asset the Church is really proud of.

2. An asset expected to generate money that will help in the running of some of the Church of Uganda undertakings, and is expected to generate resources that will help support pension for the retired Church Ministers.

3. Named after the former Archbishop Janan Luwum who was martyred on the orders of President Idi Amin, hence has a lot of significance regarding the evolution of the Church of Uganda and the challenges along the journey.

4. It is a national treasure which all Ugandans are proud of.

How you can go support the save mission for “Janan Luwum Church House”:

THE ACCOUNT NAME WHERE FUNDS ARE TO BE DEPOSITED: 

“CHURCH HOUSE LOVES GIFT”.

 SWIFT CODE FOR EQUITY BANK UGANDA - EQBLUGKAXXX

ACCOUNT NUMBERS IN EQUITY BANK UGANDA:

1. 1039201817619 (Uganda Shillings).

2. 1039201817637 (US Dollars). 

The Church of Uganda contact person:

Reverend Canon Captain William Ongeng 

Provincial Secretary 

Church of Uganda 

Email: williamongeng@gmail.com

 WhatsApp - +256772351056 

Kindly share this appeal to your friends, and or any persons / organizations that may give a hand to save this infrastructure that is meant to help in generating resources to further spread the Word of God by the Church of Uganda.

2 Corinthians 9: 6 - 7

“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he decides in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver”. 

I thank you.

William Kituuka Kiwanuka.

Volunteer:

“Save Janan Luwum Church House”.

Sunday 2 May 2021

OPERATION: “SAVING JANAN LUWUM CHURCH HOUSE IS A MUST”.


 OPERATION: “SAVING JANAN LUWUM CHURCH HOUSE IS A MUST”.


Dear Ugandans and members of the International community, Janan Luwum Church House is a treasure, an identity of the Church of Uganda that we should not just lose.


Church House construction benefitted from a loan from Equity bank Uganda of $10m and shs 5bn. This money has had interest accumulate to the extent that Church of Uganda has a liability of Ushs 48bn or US $ 13,521,127.


If we sit back, those ready to buy the building will not hesitate. This is a 16 Floor Building on Plot 34 Kampala Road. This is a very prime location in Kampala City Centre.


The appeal I am making is: Let all of us, Ugandans and the international community be brought together to fight to save this precious image of the Church of Uganda and Uganda at large by raising the money required by Equity bank.


If you have a friend in Uganda and outside Uganda or some organization you can contact please do so that they join the fundraising drive to save Janan Luwum Church House.


This is not a joking matter. The day Equity bank puts Janan Luwum Church House on

auction, it will go.


THE ACCOUNT NAME: “CHURCH HOUSE LOVES GIFT”.


ACCOUNT NUMBERS IN EQUITY BANK UGANDA:


1. 1039201817619 ( Uganda Shillings).


2. 1039201817637 (US Dollars).


2 Corinthians 9: 6 - 7


“The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. Each one must give as he decides in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver”.


THANK YOU.

Wednesday 28 April 2021

WHY HON. JUDITH NABAKOOBA DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE 11th PARLIAMENT.

 WHY DID HON. JUDITH NABAKOOBA NOT MAKE IT TO THE 11th PARLIAMENT?


It is sad that up to now President Museveni does not seem to know why a number of NRM MPs in Buganda region did not make it to the 11th Parliament.


1st of all, it is not true that the people of Mityana did not appreciate whatever roles Hon. Nabakooba played while Member of the 10th Parliament. Nabakooba and many NRM MPs who lost had one problem: They supported the Removal of the Age Limit for the President of Uganda. Even where constituents clearly said “No” to the removal of the Age Limit, many NRM took the Caucus position. Because it is NOT the NRM Caucus that gave them mandate to Parliament, many voters decided to throw them out.


For many youth who have seen one President, with all the injustice they see, the unemployment, the corruption out of which many actors are able to evict tenants, job distribution which seems to favour mostly one region, the only hope was in a change to another leader as was provided by the 1995 Constitution.


Mr. President, while the campaigns were on, those who went to Western Uganda wondered whether that was part of Uganda. The roads in the West were on average okay while other parts of Uganda were in bad shape. 


To cut the long story short, the NRM MPs were punished because they changed the Constitution which change gave you unlimited time as President of Uganda.


WHAT MOTIVATED WILLIAM KITUUKA KIWANUKA TO LAUNCH A FUNDRAISING FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MAIN BUILDING?

I have always believed in adventure. I recall the time when I decided to work single handed to come out with St. Mary’s College Kisubi Centenary Magazine. It had come to my knowlwdge that the task had been given to former Head teachers of the school. I reached out to Brother Bukenya who was Head teacher then. He agreed that I do the work. It was easy sending out questionnaires and much of the information I needed was got from the former Head Teachers and Late J C Kiwanuka as well as Basil Kiwanuka RIP when they answered the questionnaires.


I got involved in Makerere University business in 2001 when together with Wasajja Dickson and his friends and some parents we joined hards to fight for better conditions for privately sponsored students at the University. I can say, Prof. Sebuwuffu the then Vice Chancellor was very hostile more so to me. I think I have had the worst encounter with an executive in the name of Prof. Sebuwuffu. Unfirtunately, his outbursts to me when I called on him in his office did not make me fail in my mission. I continued on advocating for better conditions for private students.


Venturing into Makerere University affairs has never been easy. The bureaucracy is too much and from my view, it is counter productive.


On 2nd April, I was determined to work on the blog for the purpose of fundraising. After the blog was ready, I made a simple appeal letter which is below this article. On 2nd April, I think I was able to send out about 300 email appeals for funding the reconstruction of the Main Building.


My experience with fundraising for the President of Uganda (two different times) though I have never accessed the proceeds taught me that out there, we have people who have money. When they understand the objective well, they can part with money. Our people here all the time think about being funded by the Givernment of Uganda which is strictly broke.


So, I have had the love for Makerere in a practical sense since 2001. I cannot kneel down to anybody over the matter of seeing the fundraising a success. We want the progress on the reconstruction of the Main Building in good gear without excusses.


Secondly, I wanted to show those people who hide behind my giving them evidence for my funds that were stolen that I am a potential at fundraising. It does not make sense hiding behind the fact that some people interferred with my email commucation because they wanted to deny me the proof of receipt of the money. Anybody with working brains cannot doubt me after my fundraising for Makerere University.


SUPPORT THE RECONSTRUCTION OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MAIN BUILDING (IVORY TOWER)


In the early hours of September 20, 2020 many were shocked to read the messages from the social media platforms of Makerere University that the iconic building - the Main Building at the University as old as 79 years was on fire.


The challenge at hand is reconstructing this Iconic building.


Information about Makerere University and the Main Building can be accessed on the web address below:


https://makmainbuildingreconstruction.blogspot.com/2021/04/support-reconstruction-of-makerere.html


PROFESSOR NAWANGWE THE VICE CHANCELLOR SAYS THAT, "THE UNIVERSITY WILL NEED UP TO USD 5,714,285.7 TO RESTORE THE MAIN BUILDING”.


Unveiling the official contribution channels for support towards the restoration of Iconic Main Administration Building the Vice Chancellor appealed to all well -wishers to make contributions through:


STANBIC BANK – UGANDA

SWIFT CODE FOR STANBIC BANK UGANDA: SBICUGKXXXX


ACCOUNT NUMBERS: 

1. 9030017778608 (USD)


2. 9030017778535 (UGX)


In case of any clarifications or advice to the University that you remitted some funds, you can please contact:


Dr. Umar Kakumba,

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs)

Emails: dvcaa@mak.ac.ug

Or: umar.kakumba@gmail.com


Mailing Address

Makerere University

P.O. Box 7062,

Kampala, UGANDA.


NB KINDLY SHARE THIS APPEAL TO ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS OR INSTITUTIONS

THAT YOU IMAGINE CAN SUPPORT THIS CAUSE.


I thank you.


William Kituuka Kiwanuka

Alumnus of Makerere University

RECONSTRUCTION OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MAIN BUILDING

SUPPORT THE RECONSTRUCTION OF MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MAIN BUILDING (IVORY TOWER)


In the early hours of September 20, 2020 many were shocked to read the messages from the social media platforms of Makerere University that the iconic building - the Main Building at the University as old as 79 years was on fire.


The challenge at hand is reconstructing this Iconic building.


Information about Makerere University and the Main Building can be accessed on the web address below:


https://makmainbuildingreconstruction.blogspot.com/2021/04/support-reconstruction-of-makerere.html


PROFESSOR NAWANGWE THE VICE CHANCELLOR SAYS THAT, "THE UNIVERSITY WILL NEED UP TO USD 5,714,285.7 TO RESTORE THE MAIN BUILDING”.


Unveiling the official contribution channels for support towards the restoration of Iconic Main Administration Building the Vice Chancellor appealed to all well -wishers to make contributions through:


STANBIC BANK – UGANDA

SWIFT CODE FOR STANBIC BANK UGANDA: SBICUGKXXXX


ACCOUNT NUMBERS: 

1. 9030017778608 (USD)


2. 9030017778535 (UGX)


In case of any clarifications or advice to the University that you remitted some funds, you can please contact:


Dr. Umar Kakumba,

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic Affairs)

Emails: dvcaa@mak.ac.ug

Or: umar.kakumba@gmail.com


Mailing Address

Makerere University

P.O. Box 7062,

Kampala, UGANDA.


NB KINDLY SHARE THIS APPEAL TO ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS OR INSTITUTIONS

THAT YOU IMAGINE CAN SUPPORT THIS CAUSE.


I thank you.


William Kituuka Kiwanuka

Alumnus of Makerere University

Monday 29 March 2021

I NEED JUSTICE

 To:

The Governor Bank of Uganda - Professor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile

The Deputy Governor - Dr. Michael Atingi - Ego

The Minister of Finance, Planning & Econ. Devt - Hon. Matia Kasaija

The Head of Public Service & Secretary to Cabinet - Dr. John Mitala

The Prime Minister - Rt. Hon. (Dr) Ruhakana Rugunda

The Chief Justice of Uganda - Hon. Justice Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny - Dollo

The Attorney General - Hon. William Byaruhanga

The Speaker Parliament of Uganda - Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga

The Secretary to Treasury - Mr. Keith Muhakanizi

The Ministry of Justice

The Minister for Presidency - Hon. Esther Mbayo Mbulakubuza

The Executive Director Uganda Communication Commission - Ms Irene Sewankambo

The Minister of State for Ethics - Hon. (Fr) Simon Lokodo

The Inspectorate of Government (IGG)

The Minister of Internal Affairs - Hon. (General) Haji Abubakar Jeje Odongo

The Minister of Foreign Affairs - Hon. Sam Kahamba Kutesa

NRM Chief Whip - Hon. Ruth Nankabirwa Sentamu

Minister for ICT - Hon. Judith Nalule Nabakooba

The Auditor General - Mr. John Muwanga.

Uganda Human Rights Commission

The Executive Director NGOForum - Dr. Richard Ssewakiryanga.

The CEO Cairo Bank Uganda

The CEO ABSA Uganda Bank

The CEO Equity Bank Uganda

The CEO Centenary Bank Uganda

 

 

From: William Kituuka Kiwanuka.

 

Date: March 8, 2021.

 

RE: HOW MY POTENTIAL IN RESOURCE MOBILIZATION TURNED INTO A REAL NIGHTMARE AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE PROSPECTS OF UGANDA AS A COUNTRY.

 

CONTENTS

1.      Executive Summary

2.      What has gone wrong in the Uganda Funds remittance system?

3.      Operation of Ultra Simplex Enterprises Account – 000686 in Cairo International Bank

4.      An appeal I made to Bank of Uganda to intervene

5.      The challenges of an opposition Presidential candidate fundraising from outside Uganda.

6.      The 2010 / 2011 ‘Pension Scam’ in CIB.

7.      Some of the distortions and contradictions in the courts of law over the CIB ‘Pension Scam’.

8.      Fundraising where Barclays Bank Uganda (BBU) and now ABSA Uganda was assigned to collect the proceeds.

9.      Conclusion.

 

 

1.    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

                                 i.            I William Kituuka Kiwanuka wished to stand for President of Uganda in 2011 and 2016, but I was never allowed to access what I raised through my worldwide appeals in the two instances. My appeals which still run on Blogs were disseminated using emails which I collected from published literatures and or searched from the Internet. I made my brief appeal and it included the web address for the Blog or Blogs, then my Bank Account details together with the Swift Code in respect of each bank.

 

                               ii.            The objectives for my fundraising as far as I am concerned were: To bring big money into the Uganda economy which would benefit Ugandans; To be able to have resources to contest the Presidency; To put in place a model Parish (Namutamba) as a centre of excellence which other parts in Uganda would learn from; and To cater for my retirement community betterment initiatives.

 

                              iii.            Though I sent out hundreds of emails, given that in some instances I would send out 50 or more a day, my bankers in both cases: Cairo International Bank (CIB) which I used in 2010 and Barclays Bank Uganda (BBU) which I used in 2015 had one answer whenever I checked on them: “We have never received funds for the credit of your account”!

 

                            iv.            I could least believe these banks, because it was not possible for me not to have raised even USD 100. I knew there was a fraud. As I write, it has taken me 11 and 6 years respectively trying to address my issues to the authorities, in this case: Bank of Uganda, Cairo Bank and Barclays Bank now ABSA Uganda. Instead my efforts do not seem to yield much, but are rather like a hide and seek game that I am treated to!

 

                             v.            I communicated by Email to Bank of Uganda in September 2010 and January 2015, but I did not get a reply in both cases. It is just on December 28, 2020 that Bank of Uganda endeavored to reply after so many communications to them, and it was just like a formality without any worthy depth!

 

                            vi.            I think the Government of Uganda has to address the injustice those of us who are fundraising are faced with. Much as my two fundraising for President of Uganda have proceeds that I am yet to access, even when I made effort to Fundraise for Namutamba Demonstration School where Centenary bank was used as well as recently for Community Educators - Uganda in Equity bank Uganda, not a single dollar got into the accounts!

 

                          vii.            Resource mobilization more so involving funds from outside Uganda has no prospects given the injustice, impunity, arrogance, corruption and outright theft by some actors in the banking industry in Uganda; this is definitely a big negative given that the potential donors cannot keep sending money when the beneficiaries are not those that were targeted, and you can be sure, potential innovators who have been benefiting from external resource mobilization will have bad prospects as support may stop coming.

 

2.    WHAT HAS GONE WRONG IN THE UGANDA FUNDS REMITTANCES SYSTEM?

1. Swift codes - I was told that when funds are remitted, before the beneficiary account is credited, commercial banks do a KYC (Know Your Customer), this they do by verifying the source of the funds, the receiver’s true identity and whether the one remitting is not blacklisted. Upon satisfactory search, funds are released. However, Bank of Uganda as the overseer of commercial banks has a right to stop payments in case they are suspicious of the incoming funds, and when they give the directive, commercial banks have to abide, otherwise, the banks can be closed. This is where the problem is. Banks can without the knowledge of the customer decide whether to release funds and, this is where the system is abused. If these bankers see a flow of funds, it is their chance to label the funds anything, and I see myself having fallen victim of this!

 

2. The unfortunate suspicion that some people who are able to get funding from outside Uganda have ill motives against the country needs to be properly substantiated; otherwise merely assuming will not help the development initiatives of Uganda. This has given those incharge of the system opportunity to easily take funds due to bank customers for personal gains or alternatively abuse it.

 

3. It is not clear how funds through the Swift codes are audited. There seems to be a big chance of customers not getting the funds due to them given that the audit mechanism does not seem clear or is easily abused. And, we have instances where the client communication is interfered with, this, only leaves the bank with the information.

 

4. There seems to be (according to what I have gone through) some understanding between some commercial bankers and Information Technology Personnel (ITP) where email communication to bank customers is interfered with and the customer communication is cutoff from those remitting funds. There is a case in point of one Henry Luyimbazi who seems to have penetrated my email: Henry Luyimbazi   billkiwanuka@gmail.com and my Facebook account. I have not known what his aim was. It is not clear whether staff of Uganda Communication Commission have no role in this.

 

5. The Government institutions charged with checking corruption have actors who are greatly compromised simply because the corrupt have all the money to part with and their deals are not checked. I have had opportunity to visit one staff of the IGG, I was ‘shocked’ at the assets in her possession. These could not have been out of the returns to Government employment.

 

6. There looks to be a network which connects commercial banks and the central bank to official Government infrastructure through which funds due to some people are not credited to their accounts but instead paid out to a scheme that needs to be investigated.

 

7. The Government seems to pay lip service to efforts by Ugandans who are mobilizing resources to see projects off ground. Some of those who get such funds are seen from lenses of some Government officers as if they are not bound to do any good for Government, which is indeed unfortunate.

 

8. The tenure in Commercial Bank Supervision by Justine Bagyenda as Executive Director Bank Supervision seems to have given fertile ground to irregularities which among others disregarded communication to customers as in my case, and instead giving fraud chance. Bagyenda seems to have had so much unchecked powers over commercial banks hence giving irregularities a chance.

 

3.    OPERATION OF ULTRA SIMPLEX ENTERPRISES ACCOUNT - 000686 IN CAIRO INTERNATIONAL BANK

                                 i.            I opened Ultra Simplex Enterprises Account - 000686 in Cairo International Bank at a time when I was publishing Career Tips Magazine. It so happened that with time, adverts became difficult to get for the Magazine. The account was made dormant. So, when I wanted to fundraise to stand for President, after making initial works on the Blog, I approached CIB and requested them to activate the account so that I use it to fundraise to stand for President. I was allowed, and so, I started making my email communication the Blog whose title is: “Ideas William Kituuka Kiwanuka had for the Presidency prior to the 2011 General elections” where williamkituuka@hotmail.com was used is in place for anyone to see.

 

                               ii.            I kept visiting CIB to check on the account balance, to my surprise there was no credit at all! That prompted me to call on Ishaq Ssentongo who was the Assistant Manager Operations at CIB. This one on all occasions told me how they had not received funds for the credit of my account!

 

4.    AN APPEAL I MADE TO BANK OF UGANDA TO INTERVENE.

                                 i.            As time was running out to the collection of Nomination papers from Uganda’s Electoral Commission by those who wanted to stand for President, I decided to write to the Governor Bank of Uganda - Prof. Emmanuel Tumisiime Mutebile and a number of senior staff at the bank. I copied the emails from the Bank of Uganda Diary of 2010, in all 35 emails were included. The same communication was copied to the Electoral Commission. I stated that I was not getting a positive response from CIB and it had rang a bell in my mind that something was wrong. I expected Bank of Uganda to help in rectifying the anomaly and timely. The email in part: “Up to now, I am one of those who wish to stand as independent candidates for President of Uganda. I cannot proceed to collect nomination papers if I have no funding, which funding I have endeavored to campaign for widely, unfortunately, the contact email I circulated: williamkituuka@hotmail.com has for some time now not been accessible to me for reasons which I am not aware of! That means, I cannot have information via that email address. Time has run out as my last hope to be able to collect Nomination papers is Friday, October 1, 2010. The purpose of this communication therefore is to kindly request the Bank in case there is any funding in my favor to avail information to me. I look forward to maximum cooperation”.

 

                               ii.            Unfortunately, though I wrote to a total of 35 people who were senior at Bank of Uganda, nobody ever made a reply to the email!

 

                              iii.            Having failed to receive the funds I raised through CIB and with no response from BOU, I was not able to proceed to collect Nomination Papers, and that was the end of my wish to contest as a Presidential candidate in 2011!

 

5.    THE CHALLENGES OF AN OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FUNDRAISING FROM OUTSIDE UGANDA

                                 i.            Such a one is seen from the wrong lenses by those in the NRM Government. Much as Uganda recruits good academicians for many positions in Government, it looks like these know that the NRM candidate can raise billions from anywhere, including from the taxpayer, but the opposition candidate is not taken seriously. Worldwide, information is available regarding estimates of the amounts Presidential contestants raised for campaigns. In Uganda, such money is either taken by some individuals if it is channeled through the banking infrastructure or Government if individuals do not steal it.

 

                               ii.            An insight into the budget of a Presidential candidate can give you the picture. Below are some of the areas where I expected to spend in 2010 and 2011:

 

a.     Purchase of a 4 wheel drive vehicle (Double cabin pickup) to facilitate travel country wide in collecting the required signatures around the various districts of Uganda.

b.     Purchase of fuel for the vehicle.

c.     Repairs and maintenance costs of the vehicle

d.     Running adverts both in the print and electronic media.

e.     Printing out literature for distribution

f.        Printing Posters to be distributed countrywide

g.     Meeting the Nomination fee

h.     Printing the manifesto copies for distribution after nomination

i.         Paying allowances to helpers.

j.         Rent for office space countrywide

k.      Paying for mobile phone airtime

l.         Paying for accommodation

m.   Purchase some computers, a printer and UPS.

n.     Purchase a Public Address system and a generator.

o.     Paying for airtime for talk shows

For instance, just take 60 Talk shows where each is shs 3,000,000. A candidate needs shs 180,000,000 without including any other expenses.

On a Polling day, a candidate needs a minimal of two Agents. If each agent is paid shs 100,000 including his meals and transport component, for 34,684 Polling Stations, a candidate needs 69,378 agents. In money terms that translates to shs 6,937,800,000. Remember at least one agent needs to go to the Tally Centre to ensure that the results declared are as per the Results Declaration Form (RDF). For 34,684 agents, you need at least shs 50,000 to cater for their transport, a total of shs 1, 734,200,000.

 

                              iii.            It really surprises to see that we have intellectuals in key roles who cannot see these things in the right perspective. If someone wants to contest the Presidency, it is important that those in Government get to understand the actual cost that can be incurred if we are to have serious candidates. Short of that, where a candidate raises funds and they are just confiscated, it’s best to tell Ugandans that it is a one man show until further notice.

 

6.    THE 2010 / 2011 ‘PENSION SCAM’ IN CIB

                                 i.            I always treasure the media. While I had decided to leave the matters of my funds to God, there was talk of the ‘Pension Scam’ that took place in CIB. Being a person who worked in Commercial banks for some time, the pointer was that chances were that the ‘scam’ had proved the way to finally have the proceeds to my fundraising shared!

 

                               ii.            When I heard about a court case, I was surprised; however, I tried to be patient because I thought the court would come out with the source of funds that were shared in a very primitive way. Second, I thought we would get to know the right beneficiary of the funds that were stolen.

 

                              iii.            If Bank of Uganda staff had not played a role in the ‘Pension Scam’, Bank of Uganda would have got independent auditors to get to the truth of the matter. 

 

                            iv.            So, the court was used to distort facts, and even today, the truth regarding the Pension Scam is not in public domain because Bank of Uganda staff were part of the beneficiaries under the ‘ghosts’ talked of.

 

                             v.            If Bank of Uganda had hired independent auditors, the following information would have been readily got without need for court intervention because that is what supervision of banks by Bank of Uganda actually means:

 

I) The source of the money which was paid disguised as pension funds.

2) Who was or were the actual beneficiary / beneficiaries before the funds were diverted.

3) The real ‘ghosts’ who were paid in disguise. This should have been possible given the names of those who physically collected the money from CIB.

4) From (3), the big fish who sent the ‘ghosts’ to collect money on their behalf would have been established.

5) The recovery process of the money would have been easily undertaken.

6) The role of CIB in the fraud would have been clearly brought out. At least we know that the bank was involved in fraud where Pensioner name and photo were not matching, that one Till was assigned the role of paying ‘ghosts’ and that from each ‘ghost’ CIB earned shs 150,000 and only one withdraw from each ‘ghost’ account was allowed

7.    SOME OF THE DISTORTIONS AND CONTRADICTIONS IN THE COURTS OF LAW OVER THE CIB ‘PENSION SCAM’

                                I.            It is interesting to learn that when the Committee of Parliament got interested in the ‘Pension Scam’, they invited former CIB staff who had been involved. These included: Ishaq Ssentongo who had been Assistant Manager Operations and Rahma Nakigozi, the Head of Cash.

 

                             II.            The two told Committee members how they had been coached on how to handle those transactions. “We were all coached on what to say”. “You should say this or else you go to prison”, that is what the former staff told the Members of Parliament.

 

                           III.            Don’t forget. Write what we told you, say what we agreed on. The bank will stay but Rahma will not stay!

 

                          IV.            Nakigozi said, ‘they did not know they were facilitating fraud, since we were just following orders from top bosses’.

                             V.            She said, I used to fill in withdrawal vouchers for the supposedly pensioners who signed and left the bank with cash’.

 

                          VI.            She explained that after collecting a number of withdraw forms, she would take them to the then Bank Manager Muhammed Terkel, who with other staff packed the money for the ‘pensioners’ in the strong room.

 

                        VII.            Ssentongo, on his part, denied the accusations, equated the working atmosphere at Cairo Bank to a ‘School environment’ where everything was done on order and without rules or regulations.

 

                     VIII.            ‘Cairo Bank was like a school environment where you have a headmaster, no rules, no regulations, no everything. All the information you were supposed to get was from your bosses as far as those account opening forms were concerned. I was receiving everything on my desk’, he said.

 

                           IX.            Chimp reports wrote: ‘Late Nyombi blamed CIID for the collapse of the shs 165bn pension case.  In the article I quote: “The bank’s lawyer Macdusman W Kabega argued that CIID boss Grace Akullo had promised to give bank lawyers a Fresh Report which would be used in court, not the old one. Lawyers prayed to court to ignore Komurubuga’s report since a new report would be issued by a senior officer to water down the case’. This marked the beginning of the downfall of the case.

 

                              X.            On October 31, the ‘new report’ was signed by Grace Akullo and on the same day Tom Magezi a Lawyer from Kabega’s Law Firm which represented CIB swore an affidavit claiming that he had ‘come across’ a report by the Director CIID which he said, ‘heavily impacted’ on his application suing Government.

                           XI.            “I deemed it vital and necessary as my duty to bring it to the courts’ attention and hereby do so’” reads Magezi’s affidavit in part.

 

                         XII.            The judge would later rule in favor of the bank quashing the DPPs decision to prefer charges of theft and conspiracy to defraud the Government shs 165bn.

 

                      XIII.            A total of 3,432 ghost pensioners were created and inserted into records at the Pensions Registry by staff in Public Service Ministry. The ghost pensioners having been created, a Parliamentary approval appropriation for Pension Budget to pay these so - called pensioners was secured by the Ministry’s officials.

 

                      XIV.            Thereafter, payment schedules bearing the names of ghost pensioners were relayed by the Ministry officials for processing. The officials assigned Electronic Financial Transfer Numbers in respect of the names on the schedules sent to the bank.

 

                        XV.            The Accountant General then prepared a Treasurer order to the Director Bank of Uganda for the issue of funds from the Consolidated Fund Account and the funds were transferred to the Public Service Pension Account.

 

                      XVI.            Thereafter, Bank of Uganda on the basis of the payment schedules prepared and sent the procured funds to CIB where the Secretary of the East African Community Beneficiaries Associated, Peter Sajjabi had opened accounts at CIB through the personal introduction and clearance letter from the association of beneficiary.

 

                   XVII.            The Attorney General said in his legal opinion that the “bilateral relations between Egypt, the owner of CIB and Uganda cannot be ignored, hence the urgency and acting with caution observing the legal and due process requirement of the miles of natural justice before preferring charges against the bank”.

 

                 XVIII.            The Police in a final report signed by the Director of CIID which exonerated CIB from any wrong doing placed the responsibility on a few employees of the bank who colluded with the officials of the Ministry of Public Service to carry out the scam.

 

                       XIX.            It is understood that the new Akullo report on reaching the office of the solicitor general had got crucial evidence which was tendered in the earlier report missing. “Upon reading the said report we realize that it departs in material respects from the earlier report prepared by Police,” wrote J. Atwine on behalf of the Solicitor General to Barbara Kawuma Bugembe, a Senior Attorney, Anti-Corruption Court Section.

 

                         XX.            In an article: ‘Cairo bank chief, ex - staff trade accusations over pension scam‘. Of July 13, 2015 by Deo Walusimbi, I quote: ‘CIB Admitted that its employees colluded with fraudsters to steal pensioners’ money, but insisted that as a company, its hands were clean.

 

                       XXI.            However, former bank staff later turned up in Parliament and accused CIB managers of coaching them on what to tell the Members of Parliament.

 

                    XXII.            CIB used photographs against ghost pensioners’ names and paid out the money. “Olulimu Ogwal said that he found his picture against the name Wandira Joseph Paul who was paid shs 74m”.

 

                  XXIII.            Ishaq Ssentongo a former Assistant Manager for Operations and Rahma Nakigozi former Teller told Members of Parliament that they were coached by Darwish Osama and the lawyers on what to tell the Members of Parliament.

 

 

8.    FUNDRAISING WHERE BARCLAYS BANK UGANDA (BBU) AND NOW ABSA UGANDA WAS ASSIGNED TO COLLECT THE PROCEEDS

                                I.            In 2014, on my Birthday in October, I decided to make a second trial at fundraising so that I could stand for President of Uganda in 2016. This time I did more serious work. I put up two Blogs. The challenge was to get a Bank which I thought would not do what CIB did to me in 2010. I approached Barclays Bank Ntinda Branch. The manager accepted to open an account in the name: Kiwanuka Kituuka Account No. 6004631844. This time, I included details of the Bank Account on my blog running on the Internet. The blog name: “Kiwanuka Kituuka for Presidential candidate of unity in a federated Uganda”,

The second blog address: “Kiwanuka Kituuka for 2016 Uganda Presidential Candidate”.

 

                             II.            I thought it very important to inform Bank of Uganda about my intentions to raise Ushs 60bn to facilitate my standing for President of Uganda in 2016. The email addressed to the Governor Bank of Uganda - Prof. Emmanuel Tumisiime Mutebile was dated 11th January 2015. Unfortunately, even this time, I did not get any response from Bank of Uganda. Up to the time of writing this document, Barclays Bank (ABSA Uganda) claim that they never received monies to the credit of my account.

 

                           III.            I only want to tell Uganda Bankers to stop taking some of us for fools. It is illogical for anyone to tell a direct lie. Serious work as I have cannot have failed to realize returns in form of financial support. There is someone who can be fooled, but I think the banks need to be transparent.

 

                          IV.            The NRM Government wonders why people did not vote them in some areas. How can people vote you when those connected are stealing what is due to us. It is surprising that some have without shame earned titles like City Landlords. Nobody bothers to find out how these assets are got. Talk of declaration of assets by public servants. Does it serve any purpose?

 

                             V.            Let the NRM Government get clean. Not long ago, the Governor Bank of Uganda decided to sack Justine Bagyenda. There were no charges that got known to the general public, only that she had been Director Bank Supervision for a long time. Nobody seems interested in investigating the source of her riches. She was seen move with property from the Bank after she lost her job, it is not clear whether anybody took interest in knowing exactly what this lady took from the bank.

 

 

9.    CONCLUSION 

                                I.            Uganda has a debt portfolio not less than Ushs 56 trillion. Much of what the country earns locally goes to servicing the loans. Those people in Uganda who can attract foreign resources should be respected. If they manage to get funds into the country, it is best to see to it that they access the funds as long as they have no connection to destabilizing the country. These Ugandans have ideas that can help the country move forward. I had an idea of making Namutamba a model Parish and a Centre of excellence which would be visited by others to learn from. Unfortunately, I was denied access of the funds. I believe I am not alone.

 

                             II.            Second, there is urgent need for the Government of Uganda to address what I point out as ‘What has gone wrong in the Uganda funds remittances system”.

 

                           III.            Third, I look forward to the powers that be to address the issue of the funds I raised in 2010 and 2015. Much as I was able to convince donors to give that money, I have the brains that can turn around a few things for the betterment of the lives of the people in Uganda.

 

“FOR GOD AND MY COUNTRY”