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Agnes Nandutu

Ugandan politician and former journalist who served as Minister of State for Karamoja Affairs from 2021 to 2024.

ConvictedLatest source dated 2026-04-10Last reviewed 2026-10-26

What is Agnes Nandutu’s legal position?

Karamoja iron sheets case (Office of the Prime Minister relief materials)

Convicted

Current position. She was convicted on 8 April 2026 and sentenced on 10 April 2026 to four years in prison with a ten-year ban from public office; no appeal outcome was found in the sources reviewed.[1, 2, 3]

Authority
Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court of Uganda, Kampala (Justice Jane Kajuga)
Status date
2026-04-10

History

  1. 2023-04-19 First appeared in the Anti-Corruption Court over iron sheets meant for vulnerable Karamoja communities.
  2. 2024-04-30 UK government sanctioned her (asset freeze and travel ban), stating she had been charged with corruption at the Anti-Corruption Court.
  3. 2026-04-08 Convicted of dealing with suspect property; bail cancelled and remanded to Luzira Prison pending sentence.
  4. 2026-04-10 Sentenced to four years' imprisonment and barred from holding public office for ten years; iron sheets ordered returned to the Office of the Prime Minister.

Sources

  1. Iron sheets scandal: Ex-minister Nandutu convicted, remanded to LuziraDaily Monitor, 2026-04-08, secondary source
  2. Nandutu sentenced to 4 years in jail, barred from holding public office for 10 yearsDaily Monitor, 2026-04-10, secondary source
  3. UK sanctions corrupt politicians in Uganda who stole from vulnerable communitiesUK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (GOV.UK), 2024-04-30, primary source

Change history

  • 2026-10-26 Record published.

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