Ugandan Finance Minister Charged in Major Corruption Scandal Implicating 22 Top Officials

Amos Lugoloobi, Uganda's state minister for finance in charge of planning, pleaded not guilty to corruption-related charges.
The charges are part of a scandal involving the diversion of roofing sheets meant for vulnerable people that implicates at least 22 top Ugandan officials, including the vice president, prime minister, and parliamentary speaker.
President Yoweri Museveni ordered an investigation into the scandal and pushed for the indictment of those responsible.
Official corruption is widespread in Uganda, but officials caught in major scandals are rarely prosecuted.
Lugoloobi is the second government minister to face charges in the scandal.