Ugandan-American tech investor Gloria Kamira welcomed a breakthrough in the fraud case after police arrested a key suspect linked to a syndicate that defrauded her under the guise of connections to Gen Salim Saleh of the Opration Wealth Creation (OWC).
Kampala, Uganda: Asaph Nahurira Mulindwa, a prime suspect in an alleged high-level scam that targeted Ugandan-American entrepreneur Gloria Kamira Lukalu, is in police custody after he was arrested for masterminding the high-level fraud case that has shaken public confidence in Uganda’s investment environment.
Nahurira’s arrest was confirmed by police authorities just a day after DailyExpress published a damning exposé on June 7 detailing how Kamira, CEO of Exutory Africa, was conned out of $25,000 (approx. Shs 90 million) by individuals who invoked the names of General Salim Saleh, OWC officials, and the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU) to lend credibility to their operations.
Kamira, who returned to Uganda early this year with ambitions to invest in digital infrastructure for youth empowerment, says the scam was a coordinated con that leveraged elite political affiliations and state-linked programs such as Operation Wealth Creation (OWC).
“These weren’t misunderstandings. This was orchestrated,” Kamira wrote in her widely circulated open letter. “I was manipulated by those who operate in the shadow of power, using our nation’s icons as bait.”
The Arrest
Police confirmed that Nahurira, who had publicly associated with Kamira during a 2025 retreat in Gulu for boda boda union leaders, was taken into custody on May 20 for questioning. In a now-deleted post on X, Nahurira had bragged about escorting Kamira to the event, fueling further suspicion about his involvement.
“Yesterday, I escorted the Director of Exutory Services Ltd., Ms Kamira Gloria… she briefed riders about drug use and domestic violence,” the post read, now recirculating online as part of the digital paper trail.
Police, however, declined to give further details, saying investigations are still ongoing, and that more arrests could follow as detectives map the wider fraud network. Authorities also declined to confirm whether other suspects linked to the PLU or OWC are under formal probe.
The Bigger Loss
Although the confirmed financial loss currently stands at Shs90 million, Kamira insists the long-term impact of the deception is far greater. “They stole momentum. They stole jobs that could have belonged to bright young minds in Gulu, Arua, and Jinja. They stole hours that could have been spent training the hands that will build Africa’s future,” she said in her open letter.
Uganda is expected to have one of Africa’s youngest populations by 2030, but Kamira warns that institutionalized fraud and impunity threaten to derail national efforts toward digital transformation.
Despite the betrayal, Kamira is using her experience to call for resistance to corruption, especially among Uganda’s youth and diaspora professionals. “To the youth: rise. Demand that your leaders do better. Refuse to accept the lie that corruption is part of who we are. It is not. It is a cancer,” she said.
Kamira urged fellow Ugandans abroad not to give up on contributing back home: “Even if they do not always greet us with open arms, they are still our people. Africa does not rise because of comfort. Africa rises because of fire.”
As police investigations deepen, the case has renewed scrutiny of patronage networks, name-dropping politics, and the risks facing foreign investors who navigate Uganda’s power-laced development space.
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