A prosecutor said that the purchase of the building was in 2018 entrusted in Rwankunda, in his capacity as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Infrastructure and the building was meant to house different government offices.
According to prosecution, contrary to standard procedures, Rwankunda instituted a committee that negotiated the price with AP Limited, a process that would have been done by a chief budget manager and RPPA.
Later, in a meeting chaired by Rwamuganza at the ministry of finance, the committee came to an agreement with AP Limited to buy the building at over Rwf9.8 billion, which was way above the actual value.
Prosecution accused Rwankunda, Serubibi and Rwamuganza of misuse of public funds and flouting of standard procedures on public tenders.
For Kabera and Rusizana, they questioned prosecution's charges, saying it is not reasonable to accuse them of conspiracy in the alleged crime basing on mere fact that they attended meetings that negotiated prices for the building.
