Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The International Crimes Division of the High Court convicted two senior bosses of the labour export company Middle East Consultants for promoting human trafficking and forgery. The duo was arrested in 2019 for various human trafficking-related cases. The convicted are Benon Kunywana, 36 and Godfrey …
Read More »Court orders fresh hearing of forgery case against Justice Minister
Kampala, Uganda | THE IDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has ordered for fresh hearing of a case in which Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Nobert Mao is accused of uttering a false document and forging the minutes of Democratic Party Delegates’ meeting. Criminal Division Judge Paul Gadenya Wolimbwa made …
Read More »Nigerian and Burundian detained over Uganda passport forgery
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two foreign nationals and a Ugandan are in trouble for fraudulently acquiring Ugandan passports. Simon Mundeyi, the Internal Affairs Ministry Spokesperson, identifies the suspects as Ishime Gabriel alias Aime, a Burundian national, and Saunders David Joshua alias Damba from Nigeria, and their Ugandan accomplice Gibson Sseruwajji. The …
Read More »Court dismisses forgery case against Ntungamo district engineer
Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rukungiri Chief Magistrates Court has dismissed a forgery case against Prosper Butubuura, the Ntungamo district engineer. The Rukungiri Chief Magistrate, Edith Mary Mbabazi dismissed the matter on Friday, saying that Butubuura didn’t commit any crime. Trouble for Butubuura started in March 2021 when detectives from …
Read More »Kitagwenda DEO remanded over forgery
Kitagwenda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kitagwenda District Education Officer, Sedas Asiimwe is on remand for alleged forgery and uttering false documents. He appeared before the Kamwenge Chief Magistrates Court on Wednesday following his arrest on Tuesday by a joint team from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit and the …
Read More »Lands ministry summons Brig. Kulayigye over forgery, land fraud
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development summoned Army spokesperson Brigadier Felix Kulayigye over engaging in gross land fraud and forgery among others crimes. In a notice of Intention to effect changes in the Register from Moses Ssekito on behalf of the Commissioner Land …
Read More »Public servants arrested for alleged forgery
Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six civil servants under Kanungu district local government are in trouble over alleged forgery and utterance of false academic documents. The suspects who are currently being held at Kanungu police station include; Alfred Mwesigye, 53, a teacher at Kambuga senior secondary school and a resident …
Read More »Legal Brains Trust petitions court over Basajjabalaba tax evasion charges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Legal Brains Trust has petitioned the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala seeking issuance of criminal summons against parties in the case in which businessman Hassan Basajjabalaba and his brother are accused of tax evasion and forgery of a judicial document. The petition signed by the Chief …
Read More »School director remanded over forgery of US visas
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The managing director of Victory School of Beauty Nateete, Robert Kasibante has been remanded to Luzira prison on charges of forgery, uttering a false document and obtaining money by false pretense. Kasibante on Friday evening was arraigned before the Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate Siena …
Read More »Hundreds miss UPDF recruitment over lack of national IDs, forgery
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 900 potential recruits to the Uganda Peoples’ Defense Forces-UPDF have been turned away in Buliisa. Some of the youths were found with forged academic papers, no National IDs and recommendation letters from LC1 chairpersons, District Internal Security Officer-DISO, and Resident District Commissioners-RDC. Others …
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