Uganda, Feb. 21 -- The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has dismissed four staff members and terminated the contract of another over the gorilla permits fraud that rocked the Authority last year.

Daily Monitor first unearthed the fraud after a tip-off from an inside source that later drew the attention of both the police and the Office of the Auditor General who then launched parallel investigations and a forensic audit into the matter.

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UWA moves staff after gorilla permits scam

At the CID headquarters in Kibuli, the police are also combing records to piece together evidence, which the officials say will be handed over to the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for sanctioning.

Mr Sam Mwandh...