City Lawyer Remanded Over Electronic Fraud, Money Laundering

The State House Anti Corruption Unit together with Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Office of Directorate Public Prosecution have arraigned Lawyer Kato Absolom of M/s KAAB Advocates, before the Anti-Corruption Court on Charges of Electronic Fraud and Money Laundering.

The accused together with others at large, between July 2022 and April 2023 unlawfully made communication through a computer network and obtained USD286,910 from Qatar investors as performance security fees for a non existing contract by Govt of Uganda for the construction of six technical model schools in Wakiso, Kasanda, Pader, Garuga, Nampungwe and Busunju where as not.

 He has been remanded till 10/07/2024

In a related development, the Same Anti Graft unit earlier this week arraigned Leonard Kavundira, the Principal Cooperatives Officer in the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperative before the Anti-Corruption Court on charges of Conspiracy to defraud.

 The accused conspired with his co-accused who were earlier remanded, to divert over UGX3.4B meant for war loss compensation by Government of Uganda to Buyaka Growers Cooperative Society for their personal use.

He was also remanded until 9th July 2024.