The former chairperson of Luuka district, Samuel Kakyada, is facing charges of forgery of documents related to gold transactions. The Anti Corruption Court on Monday remanded Kakyada to Luzira prison for three days from March 4 to March 6, 2024.
Presided over by Grade One magistrate, Esther Asiimwe, the Anti-corruption court in Kampala, declined Kakyada’s pleas of bail applications as he neither presented any sureties to second his application.
The born-again pastor and resident of Busei B in Iganga district is accused together with a Kenyan businessman and formerÿ assistant minister, Tarus Stephen Kipkiyenyi who earlier faced the same charges and was released on January 19, 2024 on a cash bail of shs10 million.
According to Stuart Aheeebwa, a legal personnel from the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), the charges against Kakyada and the Kenyan national pertain to the fabrication of false documents under section 203(b) of the East African Community customs Act, 2004 as amended.
Prosecutions being undertaken by Aheebwa allege that the duo forged custim permits and documents, including the receipt number 872 dated January 6, 2024, and an invoice CNO/16-494, related to gold bars weighing thirteen kilograms.
The duo who fabricated customs documents claiming URA issued a receipt and an invoice for the gold transactions are accused of misrepresenting a Bill of Lading number as a lawful document required in the transactions.
Kakyada, through his defence lawyer, Evans Ochieng, is expected to apply for a court bail when he appears in court on March 6. The offence attracts a penalty of imprisonment for three years or a fine of shs37.7 million or both.
This article is written by Simon Mbago and Umar Ntogona
