All BoU Staff at Mbale Currency Centre Suspended over Theft of old Banknotes

Mbale Currency Centre (internet picture)

The Central Bank is at again after military raided Mbale Currency Centre and arrested a number of its staff while others were suspended on allegations of stealing the old banknotes.

Those arrested, according to an official are three in number and were busted with sacks of old banknotes meant to be destroyed.

Instead these unscrupulous workers kept the money in a room inside the currency centre awaiting to be shared amongst themselves.

Bank of Uganda took a stern action on Wednesday afternoon after confirming with its security cameras that its staff had been been recorded stealing the money.

Charity Mugumya, Bank of Uganda publicist couldn’t be reached for a comment.

Her deputy Kelvin Kiyingi was also not available.

By the time of filing his report, military had just released a lareg number of staff who had been locked inside the bank as security officials took action and arrested the masterminds of this theft.

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