Date: July 30, 2025
KAMPALA—The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU), in a joint operation with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), has arraigned two advocates before the Buganda Chief Magistrates’ Court on serious charges related to a multi-million shilling fraud scheme.
The accused, Mr. Mwanjuzi Bob and Mr. Kalamu Lawrence, have been charged with forgery, conspiracy to commit a felony, and obtaining money by false pretenses. The charges stem from an incident on April 20, 2023, where the advocates, along with others still at large, are alleged to have conspired to produce a fraudulent lease agreement
This false document purported that a lease had been executed between SEMA Holding Limited and Ephrata Investment Group Ltd, a claim that was entirely untrue. The purpose of this deception was to obtain UGX 917 million from Ms. Kalpana Abe and her company, SEMA Holding Limited, under the pretense that the money would be invested in Ephrata Investment Group for a project at the Blackzone Recreation center, located at Plot 3A Lugogo By-Pass.
Following the arraignment, the court remanded the two advocates to prison until August 13, 2025.
The SH-ACU continues its efforts to work with partner agencies to hold all individuals, regardless of their profession, accountable for their actions and to protect the public from fraudulent schemes that undermine the integrity of business transactions.