Tag Archives: Fraud

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 …

By Robert Segawa The Uganda Police Force has launched an intensive manhunt for Kamoga Muhamad, a 40-year-old land broker and resident of Bugabo–Garuga, Katabi Town Council in Wakiso District, who is wanted in connection with multiple charges of forgery, uttering false documents, and obtaining registration by false pretence. According to ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, the suspect …

The Mbale Court has convicted two senior Manafwa District officials, Principal Human REsource Officer  (PHRO) Betty Namono and Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Michael Bichacha, over a Shs1.6 billion fraud case involving Duckhill Microfinance Limited in Mbale. Court documents reveal that the two accused obtained the money through false pretences, using forged contracts, documents, and security instruments, including land titles, to …

By Hannah Marion Namukasa Land broker Muhammadi Kamoga is on spot for alleged forgery of a lawyer’s practicing certificate. The magistrates court at Entebbe has now summoned Kamoga to answer multiple charges of fraud in regard to forgery of a lawyer’s practising certificate, lawyer’s signature and stamp.  Entebbe Magistrates Edgar Tusiime Tebeyita issued criminal summons against Kamoga requiring him to …

The criminal case in which land broker Muhammad Kamoga is accused of fraudulently acquiring more than 200 acres of land in Bukaya-Garuga in Entebbe, Wakiso District has taken a new twist. The trial Magistrates Court at Entebbe has directed the state to verify the ill-health claims by the broker, Kamoga, after he failed to appear in court regarding the ongoing …