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Four Remanded in UGX 17.75 Billion Fraud

Kampala.  Four men have been remanded in a thwarted sophisticated fraud scheme, attempting to swindle a Turkish investor out of approximately UGX 17.75 billion (USD 4.95 million). The arrests, made on July 22, 2025, were the result of a collaborative effort by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU), the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), and the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). The elaborate plot targeted Mr. Furkan Gumran and his company, SIRUS BLUE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING CO., LTD., with a fabricated contract to supply AD BLUE Solution to Uganda's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development. The suspects allegedly posed as a non-existent "Special Contracts Committee" within the Office of the President, assigning themselves various senior roles to lend an air of authenticity to the scam. The purported committee members included Dr. Mulyansaka Charles as Chairman, Mwesigwa Moses as Director […]

admin July 29, 2025

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SACCO Officials Charged in 3.6B Teachers’ money Fraud

  Kampala. Mutesasira Evans Kaganizo, Chairperson of the Uganda Liberal Teachers’ Union Members SACCO, and businessman Esiingwa Hassan Maganda were Thursday arraigned at Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court today on charges of obtaining money by false pretence and conspiracy to defraud UGX 1.35 billion. The case, prosecuted by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions follows a joint investigation by State House Anti-Corruption Court and the Criminal Investigations Directorate. The defendants are accused of misappropriating UGX 3.6 billion from a UGX 20 billion presidential grant intended to bolster teachers’ welfare through SACCOs. Prosecutors allege that upon receiving funds, Kaganizo and SACCO Secretary Twinomujuni Nathan Kakson (still at large) diverted money to purchase land in Kiira Municipality (UGX 1.3 billion) and 500 unidentified acres in Kabwoya, Kyangwali (UGX 2.75 billion), alongside vehicles worth UGX 250 million. A UGX 1.35 billion […]

admin March 7, 2025

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Lawyer Balondemu petitions Minister Otafiire in Shs 15bn gold scam probe

The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) has initiated inquiries into seven suspected cases of fraud related to land and gold scams against city lawyer and chairman of Kampala District Land Board, David Balondemu. These fraudulent activities purportedly occurred within three legal firms, including M/s Bloom Advocates, M/s Balondemu & Co. Advocates, and M/s Balon Advocates, all believed to be associated with Balondemu. According to a statement released by the Anti-Corruption Unit on April 29, Balondemu and his unnamed associates are accused of defrauding international businessmen from Kenya, South Africa, the United States, and Korea through fictitious gold transactions.  One such incident involves an alleged swindle of $600,000  (Shs2.2bn) from a Korean national, Kim Uk Hyun, in a supposed 53-kilogram gold deal, purportedly facilitated by M/s Balondemu & Co. Advocates. Another case under scrutiny by SHACU involves $1.7 million (6.3bn) from Air […]

admin April 30, 2024

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Engineer Tumukugize remanded over theft of Kiruddu hospital mattresses

BY URN. KAMPALA. Darlington Tumukugize a biomedical engineer working with Kiruddu national referral hospital was on Friday remanded to Luzira prison on charges of theft of eight mattresses and other government valuables. Tumukugize was arraigned before the court presided over by grade one magistrate Patience Lorna Mukundane. He was charged with two counts: possessing stolen property and unlawful possession of government stores contrary to the Penal Code Act. Court heard that on April 23 at Kakoola village Ndejje parish in Wakiso district, Tumukugize had in his possession certain government stores. They included four hospital mattresses, one blue mattress labelled community advance and three other hospital mattresses with a black mackintosh bearing the marks applied on stores under the control of Kiruddu and Mulago hospitals. The prosecution suspects him to have stolen or unlawfully obtained the said property. The court further heard […]

admin April 29, 2024

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Conmen defraud Turkish firm Shs 2.2 billion in bogus fertiliser deal

KAMPALA. Ugandan fraudsters have defrauded a Turkish company, Iskenderun Fertilizer Inc., of over Shs 2.2 billion in a fraudulent fertilizer deal. The State House Anti-Corruption Unit is currently investigating this incident with the Uganda Police Force. Between May and September 2023, two accomplices, already arrested, Ronnie Mukasa and his partners, operating under Kureha (U) Ltd, tricked the Turkish company into shipping 28 containers of fertilizer (each containing 540 bags) to Uganda. After receiving the goods, Mukasa and his associates ceased communication and began selling the fertilizers in the market. Some of the stolen fertilizers have been recovered from shops in Container Village, a business center for agricultural chemicals and other products. The implicated company, Kureha (U) Ltd, is not registered. The anti-corruption unit has involved the police and Container Village leaders to encourage traders to return the stolen goods and […]

admin April 9, 2024