The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) collaborated with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) to arraign Luyima Godfrey, a businessman accused of being involved in a gold scam, before the KCCA Chief Magistrate’s Court.
Luyima faces multiple charges, including obtaining money by false pretenses, uttering false documents, and forgery.
Investigations revealed that in September 2021, while in Kampala District, Luyima 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 carry out the fraud, he allegedly posed as a Congolese gold dealer using the false identity “Likambo Augustine.”
He also presented forged documents to the victim to make the transaction appear legitimate, even though it was not. In 2023, four other individuals Balondemu David, Mkwe Eric, Mugisha James Jeff, and Maviri Godfrey were charged in the same case. However, for unclear reasons, the court dismissed the matter.
The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has since ordered the reinstatement of charges against all the suspects involved.
Luyima was remanded until September 10, 2025.