A Kampala businessman has been remanded over an alleged fertilizer fraud involving goods worth more than Shs2.2 billion imported from Turkey.
The suspect, identified as Ibrahim Muwonge, also known as Ibra, appeared before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court on Monday and was charged with obtaining goods by false pretence, electronic fraud, forgery, uttering false documents, and conspiracy to commit a felony.
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, working together with the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, presented Muwonge before court.
He was remanded until May 28, 2026.
Prosecution alleges that between February and December 2023, Muwonge and other suspects still at large used a company identified as Kureha (U) Ltd to fraudulently obtain 28 containers of fertilizer from Iskenderun Fertilizer Inc..
Each container reportedly contained 540 bags of fertilizer, with the total consignment valued at more than Shs2.2 billion.
Investigators say that after receiving the shipment in Uganda, Muwonge and his accomplices allegedly cut off communication with the Turkish suppliers and later sold the fertilizer on the local market without making payment.
The case remains under investigation as authorities continue searching for other suspects linked to the alleged fraud.
