{"id":13528,"date":"2025-01-01T07:31:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T07:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=13528"},"modified":"2025-01-01T07:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T07:31:37","slug":"drama-as-teachers-sacco-agm-aborts-general-secretary-arrested-for-misappropriation-of-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/drama-as-teachers-sacco-agm-aborts-general-secretary-arrested-for-misappropriation-of-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Drama as Teachers\u2019 Sacco AGM Aborts , General Secretary Arrested For Misappropriation Of Funds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Zulfah Namatovu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The much anticipated Uganda Liberal Teachers Union (ULTU) Sacco Annual General Meeting (AGM),&nbsp; aborted following the arrest of the association\u2019s Secretary General, Nathan Twinomujuni and the prolonged absence of &nbsp;Chairman ,Evans Kaganizo Mutesasira ,for most of the proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;There was drama at AGM which drew hundreds of teachers &nbsp;in Bulindo, Wakiso District, as security forces surrounded the premises .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later &nbsp;Mutesasira resurfaced and &nbsp;confirmed Twinomujuni\u2019s arrest describing it as a politically motivated \u201cwitch hunt.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He alleged that David Egesa, a patron of the union and an official with Operation Wealth Creation, was behind the arrest. Mutesasira accused Egesa of attempting to extort money after the Sacco received Shs 6.6 billion &nbsp;promised by &nbsp;President Yoweri Museveni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;\u201cThe funds were meant to benefit teachers, and we won\u2019t allow anyone to misuse or divert these resources ,\u201d Mutesasira said, calling for Twinomujuni\u2019s immediate release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson ,Patrick Onyango, confirmed the arrest, stating that Twinomujuni was facing charges of misappropriation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Shs 6.6 billion in question is part of a Shs 20 billion pledge made by the President to support teachers\u2019 Saccos across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the chaos ,the AGM was adjourned to March, leaving many teachers frustrated and uncertain about the Sacco\u2019s future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor: msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Zulfah Namatovu The much anticipated Uganda Liberal Teachers Union (ULTU) Sacco Annual General Meeting (AGM),&nbsp; aborted following the arrest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13529,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/tea.jpeg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13515,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/teachers-sacco-to-hold-annual-general-meeting-in-wakiso-today\/","url_meta":{"origin":13528,"position":0},"title":"Teachers SACCO To hold Annual General Meeting In Wakiso Today","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"December 30, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"By Zulfah Namatovu Teachers SACCO to hold annual general meeting in wakiso today. 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