By The embattled president of the deposed Uganda Netball Federation (UNF) Sarah Babirye Kityo has been remanded to Luzira prison.
Babirye is accused of failing to account for the Shs186 million she received from the National Council of Sports a few days before the She Cranes left for the Namibia 2021 Tournament
She was arrested yesterday, interrogated at the Criminal Intelligence Directorate (CID) headquarters, Kibuli and later detained at Kira Road Police station before she was brought to court today.
Judge Opit Christopher read out the charges but Babirye pleaded not guilty
The charging of Babirye follows her open-ended suspension as the president of UNF over corruption and mismanagement of funds. Additionally, last month, the National Council of Sports (NCS) withdrew a certificate of recognition issued by the UNF.
Efforts to see that she gets bail hit a dead rock when state prosecutor Gloria Nzikuru asked the judge to give her time to examine the papers of the sureties presented.
Babirye claims that at first she was tasked to account for Shs425 million which she did not receive and later said Shs186 million.
