Arua officials, contractor accused of Shs24mln financial loss granted bail
The trio is scheduled to appear in court again on December 12, 2024.
Arua: The Anti-Corruption Court, led by His Worship Abert Asiimwe, granted cash bail on Wednesday to two Arua City officials and a contractor arrested by the Inspectorate of Government on October 15, 2024.
They were accused of inflating payments for the installation of solar security lights on Oluko Road in Arua City.
The cash bail amounts were set at UGX 1.5 million for Mr. Anthony Dradria, Senior Civil Engineer; UGX 1 million for Mr. Sam B. Adriko, Principal Treasurer; and UGX 3 million for contractor Mr. Godfrey Adoroti. Each was also provided with non-cash bail for their sureties.
The trio is scheduled to appear in court again on December 12, 2024.
Their arrest
On October 15, 2024, the Inspectorate of Government arrested two officials from Arua City and a contractor for causing a financial loss of UGX 24,309,153 to the city.
The accused are Mr. Anthony Dradria, the Senior Civil Engineer, Mr. Sam B. Adriko, the Principal Treasurer, and Mr. Godfrey Adoroti, the Managing Director of Godmax Services Ltd. They allegedly inflated payments for the installation of 32 solar security lights on Oluko Road.
Between January 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023, the trio irregularly prepared a Certificate of Practical Completion for the solar lights, inflating costs by UGX 24,309,153. They requisitioned, received, and approved payment for the inflated amounts, knowing their actions would cause financial loss to Arua City.
On May 30, 2022, Mr. Dradria, in his capacity as Senior Civil Engineer, abused his office by preparing the inflated Certificate of Practical Completion for the project.
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