Remanded: Kato Absolom
On Friday afternoon, the Anti-Corruption Unit-State House of Uganda, in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, arraigned Lawyer Kato Absolom of M/s KAAB Advocates before the Anti-Corruption Court. Absolom faces charges of electronic fraud and money laundering.
The charges allege that between July 2022 and April 2023, Absolom, along with others still at large, unlawfully communicated through a computer network to obtain USD 286,910 from Qatari investors.
The funds were purportedly collected as performance security fees for a fictitious contract with the Government of Uganda, which claimed to be for the construction of six technical model schools in Wakiso, Kasanda, Pader, Garuga, Nampungwe, and Busunju.
Absolom has been remanded in custody until July 10, 2024. Further investigations are ongoing as authorities continue to pursue the other individuals involved in the fraudulent scheme.
