More government officials and ministers are expected to be charged in court for cases relating to the Karamoja iron sheets scandal, according to police and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP).

Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson, told Sunday Monitor that the police investigations, where the DPP bases its charges, cast a wide net and more suspects are expected to appear in court.

Jacquelyn Okui, the DPP spokesperson, says the scandal is being handled in piecemeal, and so there are several files for several suspects.

The revelations come in the wake of Kitutu’s incarceration after being charged with two counts of causing loss of public property and conspiracy to defraud at the Anti-Corruption Court and the minister is now on remand in Luzira Prison until April 12.

While anti-corruption agencies and a section of Ugandans saw the arrest of Kitutu and her brother as a positive step in the fight against corruption, alternative sentiments suggest she is only a sacrificial lamb.  
There are also queries as to why Kitutu’s brother, earlier arrested by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, was charged when other recipients, who have admitted receipt and possession of the iron sheets, are not.

Legal experts say there are a number of technicalities to be considered on what charges will be preferred against officials who have denied any prior knowledge of the diversion.