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Pallisa MP convicted on fraud charges

Pallisa MP convicted on fraud charges

Pallisa MP Otukol Samuel and three others have been convicted for fraud and theft involving public funds in Namisindwa District and await sentencing on April 1, 2026.Hon. Otukol Samuel, the Member of Parliament for Pallisa, has been convicted by Uganda’s Anti-Corruption Court on multiple

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Businesswoman Erina Barugahara Wanzala charged in alleged UGX 983 million fraud

Businesswoman Erina Barugahara Wanzala charged in alleged UGX 983 million fraud

Erina Barugahara Wanzala, a director of Basaam General Merchandise and Supplies Ltd., appeared before the court following a joint investigation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.KAMPALA —

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Bobi Wine Meets US Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks

Bobi Wine Meets US Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks

Ugandan main opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) leader and two-time presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has met US Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks.A US Representative for New York’s 5th Congressional District since 2013, Gregory Meeks Ranking member of the H

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Court Convicts Pallisa County MP, Ex-Namisindwa District Bosses over Theft of Over Shs500M

Court Convicts Pallisa County MP, Ex-Namisindwa District Bosses over Theft of Over Shs500M

Hon Otukol Sam has been convicted by the Anti-Corruption CourtNATIONALThe Anti-corruption Court sitting in Kololo-Kampala has found the Pallisa County Member of Parliament and former Namisindwa CAO and CFO guilty of causing financial loss, theft, and conspiracy to defraud.The

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Two women charged with land fraud and forgery in Kira

Two women charged with land fraud and forgery in Kira

KIRA, Uganda — Two women appeared before the Kira Magistrates Court on Friday charged with land fraud, including criminal trespass, impersonation and forgery.The State House Investigations Policy Unit, in collaboration with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the Crimin

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Airtel dismissed him for mobile money fraud. He won Shs 254 million in court

Airtel dismissed him for mobile money fraud. He won Shs 254 million in court

Peter Katongole worked for Airtel Uganda for 13 years, during which time he rose to the position of Revenue Assurance and Fraud Manager.In early 2020, Airtel began investigating suspected fraud in its mobile money commission system.In February 2020, Airtel’s Revenue Assurance Cent

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GOAT SCAM! Fraudsters Grabs 5 Square Miles of Gov’t Land Under MAAIF, Minister Launches Probe

GOAT SCAM! Fraudsters Grabs 5 Square Miles of Gov’t Land Under MAAIF, Minister Launches Probe

A simmering land scandal is exploding inside government corridors after shocking revelations emerged that a prime chunk of public land meant for a national goat breeding project may have been illegally converted into private property in what insiders are already calling a “well-calculated land

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JUST IN! Three Arrested for Impersonating Inspector General of Police

JUST IN! Three Arrested for Impersonating Inspector General of Police

Three fraudsters have been arrested for allegedly impersonating the person of the Inspector General of Police with intent to dupe unsuspecting members of the Police Force.The trio has been identified as; Ariho Abubakar Uthmaan, Bukenya Fayim, and Kaweesi Dalton.According to a police

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6 Ugandans Arrested in Connection to USD 3.4 Mn Equity Bank Rwanda Digital Heist

6 Ugandans Arrested in Connection to USD 3.4 Mn Equity Bank Rwanda Digital Heist

The cross-border heist signifies a new frontier in the evolving nature of financial crime, where digital fraud is increasingly sophisticated, fast-moving and now, transnational. The arrests may mark a breakthrough in the Equity Bank Rwanda probe, but they also expose a deeper reality: in a digita

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UGX 4.5 Million Mobile Money Dispute Puts MTN Uganda Under Scrutiny

UGX 4.5 Million Mobile Money Dispute Puts MTN Uganda Under Scrutiny

Kampala resident, Matsiko Brian, is locked in a frustrating battle with telecom companies after a mobile money transaction worth UGX 4.5 million allegedly disappeared from the system despite a court order directing its recovery.Matsiko Brian, a resident of Mengo, says he has spent weeks pu

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