KAMPALA– KCCA City Hall Magistrates Court in Kampala on Wednesday charged City Business man Godfrey Luyima with charges relating to involving himself in Gold Scam.
Offences against Luyima were; Obtaining money by false pretence, uttering false documents, and forgery which he denied in his plea.
The State Prosecutor handling the matter, informed court that Investigations in this case are still underway, thus prompting the Magistrate to Luyima to Luzira Prison until the 10th September 2025.
Prosecution Contends that in September 2021, while in Kampala District, the accused obtained over USD 600,000 from Hyun Uk Kim, a Korean national, by falsely claiming he would supply him with 53 kilograms of gold. To execute the fraud, he allegedly posed as a Congolese gold dealer under the false identity “Likambo Augustine.”
That he further presented forged documents to the victim in a bid to make the transaction appear genuine, whereas it was not.
In 2023, Balondemu David, Mkwe Eric, Mugisha James Jeff, and Maviri Godfrey were charged in the same case, but under unclear circumstances, the matter was dismissed by court. The DPP has since ordered the reinstatement of charges against all the suspects involved.
