Four remanded over 600m-shilling land fraud in Kampala
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Daily Monitor
Four people, including three Kampala Capital City Authority officials, have been remanded over alleged fraud involving the transfer of land valued at 600 million shillings. They will appear again on 29 October 2026, according to Uganda’s presidential anti-corruption unit.
Four people, including three officials from the zonal office of the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and a land intermediary, have been remanded over their alleged involvement in a land fraud estimated at 600 million Ugandan shillings, reports Daily Monitor. The case concerns the fraudulent acquisition of a land title and the irregular transfer of a property in Munyonyo, Kampala district.
The suspects are Charles Jude Wasswa, principal assistant secretary, Ronah Agaba, government valuer, Esther Achom, data capture officer, and John Kizito, a land broker. The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the anti-corruption unit attached to the Ugandan presidency, arrested them before their appearance before the anti-corruption court. They will remain in custody until 29 October 2026, according to Daily Monitor.
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