By Hannah Marion Namukasa
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU), in collaboration with the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has arraigned Muyomba Ashiraf, the Executive Director of Hongera Saana Uganda Ltd, before the KCCA Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges of obtaining goods by false pretence, forgery, and uttering false documents.
Muyomba has been remanded until 10th December 2025.
According to prosecutors, between December 2024 and April 2025, Hongera Saana Uganda Ltd—operating from Minister’s Village, Ntinda in Nakawa Division, Kampala—falsely portrayed itself as a Presidential Mobilization Body for Peace and Development under the Office of the President.
The organisation allegedly placed fraudulent bid advertisements in newspapers, inviting suppliers to provide a range of items. Muyomba is accused of identifying unsuspecting suppliers and entering into contracts with them, including Nasali Shillo of Kisco International Limited and Kezimbira Isaac of K.K.N Enterprises Limited.
The two suppliers were contracted to deliver goods valued at nearly Shs 800 million.
After delivering the items to Hongera Saana Uganda’s offices, all efforts by the suppliers to secure payment reportedly failed.
The delivered supplies included thousands of kilogrammes of maize, soya, groundnut, and rice seeds, as well as posho, cooking oil, sugar, mattresses, metallic double-decker beds, farmate spray pumps, knapsacks, teardrops, branded T-shirts, umbrellas, caps, and branded backdrops.
Investigations later confirmed that Hongera Saana Uganda had no affiliation with the Office of the President, contrary to the claims made in the fraudulent procurement advertisements.
