Financial Crimes

Uganda could face similar currency-abuse debate as Ghana

Finance Stephen Kalema -
Ghana’s arrest of seven women accused of making “money bouquets” and decorating cakes with banknotes offers a useful warning for Uganda, where similar practices...

FIA urges vigilance as Uganda steps up fight against money laundering

Business Darmasco Kaggwa -
The Financial Intelligence Authority (FIA) has called on local government leaders, public officials and communities to strengthen vigilance and reporting of suspected financial crimes,...
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Kenya regulator flags 16 investment platforms operating without licences

Cyber Security Moses Kabasibante -
Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority has warned investors against 16 entities it says are offering investment services without the required...

PACEID Secretariat Head Mathew Bagonza Remanded Over Shs171.7 Million Money-Laundering Allegations

Crime Sarah Kamanyire -
Mathew Bagonza, the head of the secretariat of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID), has...

Masindi Court Jails Four Wildlife Offenders in Murchison Falls Poaching Case

Crime Sarah Okello -
Four wildlife offenders have been sentenced to prison after being convicted of unlawfully entering a protected area, hunting wildlife...

Police Officers Convicted After Allegedly Guarding Gold Fraud Syndicate in Shs15bn Dubai Scam

Crime Darmasco Kaggwa -
Four Uganda Police Force officers have been convicted by a Police Disciplinary Court after allegedly abandoning their assigned duties...

URA Seizes 4.5 Tonnes of Smuggled Pakistan Rice Hidden Under Cassava

Crime Ibrahim Ojuku -
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has intercepted about 4.5 tonnes of smuggled Pakistan rice concealed beneath dried cassava in...

Police Seek Victims of Alleged Hut 8 Investment Scam

Crime Sarah Okello -
Police have urged members of the public who may have lost money through an online investment platform operating under...
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