Tag Archives: Fraud

In a dramatic and urgent statement posted to social media just hours ago, Ugandan opposition leader and presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi—popularly known as Bobi Wine—has accused the ruling regime of orchestrating widespread electoral malpractice amid a nationwide internet blackout. “Uganda is in the dark with the internet shut down,” Bobi Wine wrote on X (formerly Twitter) under his verified handle …

The National Drug Authority (NDA), working jointly with the Uganda Police Force, has arrested three suspected conmen accused of impersonating NDA inspectors and extorting money from drug outlet operators across the country. The suspects are Don Byakatonda, the Executive Director of an NGO known as Health and Legal Ethics, Kizito Raymond Nabimba, and Faizo Kutesa, who reportedly operates under the …

Our Reporter Bruno Senkatuka Serunkuuma, the clan head of the Luggya and Lunyiriri of Andereya Mayanja Nakiyenje whose estate of 320 Acres of land was illegally sold by the officials at the Administrator General’s office since 1993 has died inexplicably. Senkatuka, the head of the Ssiga of Nakiyenje died abruptly two weeks ago after waiting for the Administrator General to …

Four people accused of attempting to defraud Stanbic Bank of Shs725 million were on Friday formally charged before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court. They face seven counts, including forgery, uttering false documents, personation, attempted theft, and conspiracy to commit a felony. The accused — Joel Mucunguzi, Elizabeth Mbabazi, Faridah Kobusingye, and Flower Njawuzi (also known as Florence, Mega, or …

DAR ES SALAAM – Widespread protests have erupted across Tanzania, with reports of multiple fatalities, as opposition supporters denounce this week’s presidential election as a sham and a “coronation” for incumbent President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The unrest, which has seen running battles with police, a military deployment, and a severe internet blackout, marks a significant escalation in the nation’s political crisis. …

Kampala — In one of the most bizarre and daring bank frauds in recent years, a 45-year-old boda-boda rider has been charged for allegedly siphoning over Shs332 million from a Centenary Bank account — using a web of fake names, forged IDs, and insider-style tricks. The suspect, identified as George Byaruhanga a.k.a. Ronald Kintu a.k.a. Rogers Ainembabazi, appeared before Buganda …

The Mbale Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, October 23, 2025, sentenced two senior officials from Manafwa District to two years in prison and ordered them to refund Shs1.6 billion they fraudulently obtained from Duckhill Microfinance in Mbale City. The case, Duckhill Microfinance Vs. Manafwa Principal Human Resource Officer (PHRO) Betty Namono and Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Michael Bichacha, had dragged …

Four individuals, including a Rwandan national, have been remanded to Luzira Prison by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) City Hall Magistrates Court on charges of attempting to fraudulently withdraw 725 million Shillings from a Stanbic Bank account belonging to Enid Kukunda. It goes without mention that Enid Kukunda, the alleged victim in this case, is the same lady who …

The High Court in Kampala has issued a temporary injunction stopping City Oil Uganda Limited and its associates from dealing in a disputed piece of land in Entebbe, ruling that the property must remain untouched until the conclusion of a pending suit. In her ruling, Deputy Registrar Josephine Kabasinguzi Kayondo of the Land Division said the injunction was necessary “to …

Four individuals, including a Rwandan national, have been remanded to Luzira Prison by the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) City Hall Magistrates Court on charges of attempting to fraudulently withdraw 725 million Shillings from a Stanbic Bank account belonging to Enid Kukunda. It goes without mention that Enid Kukunda, the alleged victim in this case, is the same lady who …