KAMPALA– The State House Anti Corruption Unit, working along with the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and Criminal Investigation Division (CID), on Monday arraigned four individuals before Buganda Road Chief Magistrates for attempting to defraud a Turkish investor.
The four individuals were charged p with forgery, uttering false documents, attempting to commit a felony and electronic fraud, said to have been committed against the Turkish Investor.
Theae are Dr. Mulyansaka Charles – who claimed to be Chairman, Special Contracts Committee, Mwesigwa Moses – claimed to be the Director of Procurement, Seruma Moses – Communication/IT Specialist and Watum Peter who referred to himself as the Secretary.
They all denied the charges as read to them, being that the Prosecution informed court that investigations are still underway, they were Remanded to Luzira Prison until 11th August 2025.
Prosecution alleges that the four were engaged in a fake transaction to supply an AD BLUE Solution (a chemical used to reduce carbon emissions in automotive engines) valued at USD 4.95 million to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development.
It is also further alleged that the suspects and others still at large forged documents complete with fake stamps, purporting to originate from the Office of the President, with the intention of defrauding Mr. Furkan Gumran and Sirius Blue Chemical Manufacturing Co limited of USD 4.95 millions.