On November 21, this website published a story titled, “CCTV FOOTAGE: Bagyenda Filmed Retrieving Defunct Banks’ Documents.”
In the story we indicated that Bank of Uganda has a CCTV footage which shows Bagyenda picking documents that belonged to four commercial banks that were closed during her reign as head of supervision.
The four banks included Crane Bank, National Bank of Commerce ICB and Greenland Bank.
We further reported that the decision to retrieve the documents was prompted by an abrupt dismissal sanctioned by her boss Governor Emmanuel Mutebile.
Appearing before the investigative committee of Parliament, Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE), Benedict Sekabira who worked under Bagyenda confessed that he had availed the files to his boss.
He was compelled by Mr. Mutebile who demanded answers why he didn’t provide the related documents to him.
However, a highly placed official in BoU revealed to TrumpetNews that the Mutebile Administration very well knew the documents were picked by Bagyenda on CCTV but would be embarrassed to make such a revelation before the MPs.
BoU Confirms Our Story
On Tuesday while appearing before COSASE, the Central Bank’s head of security Mr. Milton Opio openly pinned Bagyenda as having stolen the documents.
Mr. Opio told COSASE chairperson Hon Abdu Katuntu that his team had heard of files disappearing from Bank of Uganda and when they checked the security system they saw Bagyenda’s car carrying the documents.
“Have you ever heard of files disappearing at Bank of Uganda?” Katuntu asked.
“Yes we heard about the reports and when we checked the cameras, we saw a car belonging to madam Bagyenda carrying bags of documents out,” Mr. Opio said.
He added that, later, the bodyguard and driver of madam Bagyenda returned the bags of documents back at Bank of Uganda
Opio said that, “by the time we got the search warrant, she had travelled so when she returned at about 3 pm, the taken files were also returned at about 6:00 PM to the office. When we asked what they were bringing to the office, they said it was what she had brought from abroad. She took three bags out but only two of them were brought back.”
Opio has been working at the institution for 37 years now.
Bagyenda who has snubbed the hearing for the second time is reportedly in the U.S
She alerted the committee last week that she was travelling because she received the summons after planning for her trip.
But with such a shocking development backed by a chilling confession from Bank of Uganda security head, speculation remains Bagyenda cannot return to the country where she could face arrest.
No so long ago, her leaked bank details indicated she had over shs 20 billion stashed on a number of bank accounts.
Her properties shocked Ugandans sparking a debate how a civil servant would amass such wealth.