Six Teachers & Others Charged, Remanded for Fraud 

Friday in Buganda Road Court, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit and Uganda Police charged two officials with uttering fraudulent documents and conspiracy to commit a felony.

They are Kizito Leonard and Muganiira Apollo, a Community Development Officer for the Kiboga district’s Bukomera Town Council.

Apollo and Kizito

They will remain in custody until November 14, 2022.

The accused reportedly presented false documents to the Administrator General with the objective of fraudulently obtaining certificates of no objection for eight deceased persons, stating that the deceased’s families consented to their being granted letters of administration when in fact they did not.

Kizito and Apollo before a judge

Earlier, the unit detained and charged six instructors with forging and uttering fraudulent documents before the Kanungu Chief Magistrates Court.

The defendant is accused of forging Ministry of Education and Education Service Commission appointment letters and posting orders.

The Instructors

The accused utilized falsified documents to teach at government-supported institutions including Nyakatare Tech Institute, Bishop Comboni College, and Kihihi High School.

They have cost the government a total of UGX500 million in lost pay and allowances. They will remain in custody until November 17, 2022.

Adiga Aloyscious and Kalyebi Denis were convicted and sentenced to eight and twelve years in jail, respectively, on November 4 for forgery and the dissemination of fraudulent documents.

Each was forced to pay UGX15 million in restitution to the government.

Adiga and Kalyebi before the court

Two falsified appointment letters, posting instructions, and introductory letters reportedly signed by the Principal Human Resource Officer at the Ministry of Education and the Education Service Commission were used to get teaching positions at Nyamango Technical Institute in the Kyenjojo district.

Muwonge Issa was charged before the KCCA Chief Magistrates Court on November 3 on allegations of obtaining money by false pretense and conspiracy to conduct a criminal.

Muwonge

Muwonge and others still at large stole UGX 2 billion from Kenyan nationals.

Muwonge, who worked as a Personal Assistant for a Member of Parliament, falsely claimed that a Kenyan company had been awarded a contract to supply generators to multiple hospitals in Uganda.

He will be incarcerated until November 21, 2022.