Kampala, (UG):- Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday charged and remanded to Luzira Prison one Ritah Namalwa, a businesswoman in Kampala for posing as an engineer of the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) and defrauding a born-again church Shs700million in licensing fees.
Namalwa, 33, was arraigned before grade one magistrate Andrew Katurubuki on Thursday, October 03, who read to her four charges of theft, personation, forgery and uttering false documents, all of which she denied.
Court heard that Namalwa and others still at large between 2020 and 2024 in Kampala’s Nakawa Division stole $86,000 and Shs374 million, a property of Dunamis Media and Prayer Palace Ministry.
In the second count, it is alleged that Namalwa and others still at large with intent to defraud falsely represented herself as an engineer and personal assistant to the executive director of UCC whereas not.
Prosecution further states in the third count that Namalwa and others still at large forged UCC tax invoice numbers PSIN031147, CREC030263, CREC031147, CREC029672 and a UCC business card in the name of Ritah Namalwa with the title Engineer/PA to ED.
It is further alleged in the fourth count that Namalwa and others still at large knowingly and fraudulently uttered false documents to wit UCC tax invoices, receipts purporting to have been signed by the ED, UCC.
Magistrate Katurubuki henceforth remanded her to Prison until October 21 when she will reappear in court for further mention and trial of her case. “You are hereby remanded until October 21 when you will appear before trial chief magistrate Erias Kakooza, who is currently indisposed.”
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