The secretary general of the Uganda Liberal Teachers Union (ULTU) Savings and Credits Cooperative Union (Sacco), Nathan Twinomujuni, has been arrested over allegedly misappropriating Shs6.6b cash that was donated to the Sacco by President Museveni last month.
Twinomujuni who is accused together with other leaders, including the chairperson, Ms Evans Kaganizo Mutesasira, was picked from the Sacco offices in Kira-Kiwologoma, Wakiso, where they had planned to hold an annual general meeting.
Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango confirmed the arrest.
His arrest came a day after the disgruntled members told journalists that the Sacco leadership misused more than Shs3.6b of the money that was given to them by the President.
The members also petitioned the Trade minister to stop yesterday’s meeting, which prompted security personnel to deploy heavily at the Sacco offices.
Teachers under the union have claimed that a section of top management of their Sacco is mismanaging their funds.
The group led by Andrew Kwete, the vice chairperson of the Sacco, asked the government to investigate the Sacco.
He claimed that upon receiving Shs6.6 billion on November 18, the following day, the chairperson and secretary general withdrew Shs74 million.
Mutesasira admitted that it is true they have used part of the money to acquire their headquarters offices, buying 150 acres of land in Hoima and funding teachers’ projects.
