A Kampala businessman has been remanded to prison after being arraigned before the Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court over an alleged fertiliser fraud scheme involving goods worth more than UGX 2.2 billion.
Muwonge Ibrahim, also known as Ibra, was on Monday charged with obtaining goods by false pretence, electronic fraud, forgery, uttering false documents, and conspiracy to commit a felony.
The case was brought by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
According to investigators, Muwonge and accomplices still at large allegedly used a company identified as Kureha (U) Ltd to deceive a Turkish firm, Iskenderun Fertiliser Inc., into shipping fertiliser consignments to Uganda between February and December 2023.
Prosecution alleges that the accused fraudulently obtained 28 containers of fertiliser, each containing 540 bags, with the total consignment valued at over UGX 2.2 billion.
In a statement shared on X, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit said the suspect and his accomplices allegedly “cut off communication with the company and placed the fertilisers on the market for sale” after receiving the goods.
The Anti-Corruption Unit added that the suspect was formally charged before the Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court and remanded until May 28, 2026, as investigations continue and authorities pursue other suspects linked to the scheme.
The alleged fraud comes at a time when authorities are intensifying efforts to crack down on commercial fraud and transnational financial crimes affecting Uganda’s business environment and international trade relations.