The Masaka Catholic Diocese will on Sunday hold prayers for the incarcerated Permanent Secretary Geraldine Ssali who is facing charges of causing financial loss to the government.
According to sources in Masaka and close to the family of Ms Ssali, the prayers will take place in Masaka where she comes from and has a strong connection with the church.
“Her family has strong and deep connections with the church and her parents will also be there to attend the Mass,” the source said.
The Masaka Catholic Diocese had in July threatened to return Shs2.7 billion which the government paid to revive its cooperative Bwavumpologoma Grower Cooperative Union Limited.
The parliamentary committee during the probe of misuse of the money meant for cooperatives said Ms Ssali had influenced to pay the cooperative which is owned by the Masaka Catholic diocese.
The diocese later wrote, saying that Ms Ssali had helped them get their compensation and had no problem with her.
The diocese later said they would rather source funding from the Vatican to revive the Cooperative instead of having its name tarnished over allegations that the Cooperative was irregularly given the money by Ms Ssali.
It’s alleged that even after Masaka diocese dismissed these reports, the police detectives went to Masaka in July and interrogated the clerics.
The earlier complaints against Ms Ssali were in connection with Bwavu Mpologoma but a dramatic turn of events she is now facing charges of causing financial loss and abuse of office for allowing payment of Shs3.8 billion to Buyaka Growers Cooperative Society Limited.
