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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 …

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 …