Uganda Minister Pleads Not Guilty Over Graft Scandal 

A Ugandan government minister who has been remanded in custody in connection with a corruption scandal involving the theft of thousands of metal roofing sheets has pleaded not guilty in court. <br />Mary Goretti Kitutu, the minister of the north-eastern Karamoja region, was denied bail.<br />Officials say at least 10 other government figures including the vice president, the prime minister and the speaker of parliament received some of the stolen roofing sheets. <br />The prime minister has apologised and urged other officials to return the sheets.