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The head of the High Court Anti-Corruption Division, Justice Lawrence Gidudu, has ordered the Chief Magistrate to expedite the processing of maverick lawyer Male Mabirizi's complaint accusing Speaker Anita Among of money laundering and to determine its substance within three months.

The order follows an appeal by Mabirizi after the Chief Magistrates Court dismissed his privately instituted criminal charges against the Bukedea Woman MP.

On August 15, 2023, Mabirizi submitted a letter to the Chief Magistrate of the Anti-Corruption Court, accusing Ms Among of acquiring properties through corrupt means between 2016 and 2023. These properties include a palatial residence on Mackinnon Road, Nakasero, Kampala Central Division; a residential house in Ministers' Village, Ntinda, Nakawa Division; Sky Hotel International, a 3-star hotel at Kyaddondo, plot 1423, Ntinda, off Naalya Road, Mugisha Road, Nakawa Division; a palatial upcountry residence in Aereere Village, Kamutur Sub County, Bukedea District; a Toyota Land Cruiser V8 (Registration Number UBJ 005U); Mercedes Benz vehicles with personalized registration numbers AAA 1 and AAA 2; and a Range Rover with the registration AAA 3.

Lawyer Male Mabirizi

In his case, Mabirizi requested that the court summon the Speaker to take a plea, be charged, and be tried for money laundering on allegations of defrauding taxpayers. Initially, the case was registered as number 89 of 2023 but was later changed to Miscellaneous Cause number 004 of 2024.

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