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Two cabinet ministers in Uganda at the centre of a corruption scandal have resigned, reports BBC online Friday.
They agreed to step down after a parliamentary investigation found they had illegally paid out millions of dollars to a city businessman (et enormt beløb i et u-land, red.). The payout was made when Syda Bumba served as finance minister and Khiddu Makubuya was attorney general (justitsminister).
They are the latest casualties of an anti-corruption purge in Uganda that has seen four other ministers resign.
The businessman, a ruling party member, had won tenders to develop areas of central Kampala, but the deals were called off after protests from market traders who feared the developments would risk their livelihoods.
The businessman was paid compensation, but when it became public knowledge that the amount was in excess of 60 million US dollar, the Parliamentary Accounts Committee launched an investigation.
During the probe, the two ministers said it had been sanctioned by President Yoweri Museveni – which he denied.
