Lawyers acting on behalf of Best Kemigisa, the Queen Mother of Tooro, have withdrawn from pursuing a matter in which city lawyer Bob Kasango is under investigation over allegedly receiving a payment of Shs3.9 billion from government and not remitting what was due to her.
Mr Kasango acknowledges receiving the payment but says he passed on what was due to the Queen Mother. He is also being investigated over suspicions that he was involved in the forgery of a government document.
In a letter to the Daily Monitor, Kasirye, Byaruhanga and Company Advocates said they were doing so ‘in the best interest of their client.’
The withdrawal was attributed to an article that ran in this paper on Friday titled, New Twist in Kemigisa-Kasango money case.
“Although Mr William Byaruhanga, our Principal Partner, is presently out of the country, the Partners of this Firm are of the considered view that the contents of the said article deserve no comment. However, owing to the personalisation of this matter and in the best interest of our client, the Queen Mother of Toro, our law firm has withdrawn from the further conduct of this matter,” the letter reads in part.
With the money issue out of the way, police are now interested in knowing the source of the forged letter. Kasango says he believes Mr Byaruhanga forged the said letter to frame him because of a long standing vendetta.
Mr Kasango was released on police bond on August 28 after signing an agreement in the presence of the Queen Mother and her lawyers to pay back Shs2 billion and all legal fees that had been paid to him. This paper has established that this agreement was made on August 27. Mr Kasango said he was pressured into signing the agreement and only did so to gain his freedom.
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