PACEID Official Matthew Bagonza Charged With Abuse of Office, Money Laundering

Matthew Bagonza, the head of the secretariat at the Presidential Advisory Committee on Export and Industrial Development (PACED), has been charged with abuse of office and money laundering and remanded until October 5.

Bagonza appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court on Thursday, but did not take plea after his lawyers challenged the court’s jurisdiction to hear the case.

The court remanded him until October 5, 2026, at 10 a.m., when the matter is expected to return to court.

According to a Uganda Police charge sheet dated September 16, Bagonza faces two counts arising from his role at PACED and the handling of funds held in an account bearing the name of the presidential initiative.

On the first count, police accuse him of abuse of office, contrary to Section 10(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act.