A Kampala businessman accused of staging an elaborate procurement fraud scheme worth nearly UGX 800 million has been charged and remanded, following a joint operation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), and the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID).
Muyomba Ashiraf, the Executive Director of Hongera Saana Uganda Ltd, appeared before the KCCA Chief Magistrate’s Court to answer charges of obtaining goods by false pretence, forgery, and uttering false documents. He was sent to remand until December 10, 2025, pending further investigations.
Prosecution alleges that between December 2024 and April 2025, Muyomba and his company orchestrated a fraudulent procurement scheme by falsely presenting Hongera Saana Uganda Ltd as a Presidential Mobilization Body for Peace and Development under the Office of the President.
To bolster this deception, the company reportedly placed bid advertisements in local newspapers, inviting suppliers to deliver a wide range of items. Investigators say the fraudulent adverts were crafted to appear official, leading many to believe they were responding to a government procurement process.
Court heard that Muyomba contracted two suppliers—Ms. Nasali Shillo of Kisco International Limited and Isaac Kezimbira of K.K.N Enterprises Limited—to supply goods valued at nearly UGX 800 million. The suppliers delivered bulk quantities of maize, soya, groundnut and rice seeds, posho, cooking oil, sugar, mattresses, metallic double beds, spray pumps, knapsacks, tear drops, branded T-shirts, umbrellas, caps, and backdrops, among other items.
But after delivery to the Hongera Saana offices in Minister’s Village, Ntinda, all attempts by the suppliers to secure payment reportedly failed. Prosecution says Muyomba avoided communication, prompting the victims to file complaints that triggered the investigation.
Detectives later established that Hongera Saana Uganda had no link whatsoever to the Office of the President, contradicting the claims made in the bid advertisements. Authorities say the misrepresentation was deliberate and intended to win the trust of suppliers who believed they were dealing with a government-authorised entity.
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit has described the case as a reminder of the growing trend of private actors exploiting government names to defraud businesses and individuals.
Muyomba remains in custody as the case returns to court next week for mention. Authorities say more charges could be added as investigations widen to determine if additional suppliers were targeted in the scam.
