The director of public prosecutions has listed thousands of stolen Karamoja iron sheets recovered from two ministers as key evidence to be used in their upcoming trial in the high court.

Karamoja affairs minister Mary Goretti Kitutu and state minister for planning Amos Lugoloobi were both committed to trial yesterday over their alleged involvement in the theft and diversion of iron sheets meant for vulnerable people under the Karamoja Community empowerment program.

However, the same public prosecutor’s office declined to comment on why the DPP Jane Frances Abodo’s decision to close 17 files overlooked reports that those very suspects also received the same stolen iron sheets as unintended beneficiaries.

The DPP also claims that some of the named ministers had outstanding requests to the office of the prime minister for relief assistance, dating back to 2018-which they thought were being honoured when they received the iron sheets.

Jacquelyn Okui, the spokesperson of the office of the DPP says in such cases, the ministers returned the iron sheets upon realizing that they were actually meant for Karamoja.

However, ministers are known to have started returning the roofing materials or paying cash reimbursements only after president Museveni’s March 13^th directive issued in a letter to Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja.