By Spy Uganda
Two businessmen have been arraigned before different magistrates’ courts in Kampala on separate charges of forgery, uttering false documents, and obtaining credit by false pretences.
At the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court, Male Nicholus, a city businessman, appeared on charges of forgery and uttering false documents. He was remanded until November 17, 2025, pending further investigations.
Prosecution alleges that on September 18, 2025, Male, with intent to defraud or deceive, presented a forged document dated August 15, 2025, addressed to the Minister of Works and Transport, and purportedly signed by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
The letter allegedly instructed the minister to renew the management contract of Nation Oil Distributors Limited for the operation of MV Kalangala for another 15 years a claim the prosecution says was entirely false.
It is further alleged that Male delivered the forged document to officials at the Ministry of Works and Transport, the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, and the offices of Nation Oil Distributors Limited in Ndeba.
Investigators also say that Male earlier introduced himself to the company’s director, claiming to work with the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and to have close connections with several senior government officials, promising to help secure the contract renewal.
He was arrested following investigations coordinated by the Anti-Graft and Anti-Corruption Units, working closely with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID).
In a separate case, the Anti-Graft and Anti-Corruption Units, in collaboration with the ODPP and CID, arraigned Kamya Gordon Mustafa, a businessman from Nsangi, before the Nsangi Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges of obtaining credit by false pretences and fraudulently creating a land title.
Prosecution contends that Mustafa fraudulently acquired a land title belonging to Mr. Higenyi Jackson, the rightful owner of a property in Kitemu, on which stands a storied building known as Nebanda House.
Investigations show that Mr. Higenyi bought the land in 2005 and later developed it into a commercial building that he rents out to tenants.
In 2019, Mustafa purchased an adjacent plot and obtained the parent land title from the registered owner, with instructions to create a title only for the portion he had bought. However, instead of following these instructions, he allegedly transferred the entire parcel of land including Mr. Higenyi’s property into his name and subdivided it into three new plots.
In 2023, he reportedly used the fraudulently obtained title to secure a UGX 60 million loan from Post Bank, using photographs of Nebanda House and even posing near the building to falsely claim ownership.
The case has been adjourned to December 2, 2025, as investigations continue.
Authorities have reaffirmed their commitment to cracking down on forgery, land fraud, and other economic crimes, warning that anyone involved in such activities will face the full force of the law.
