The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Simei Rutinampola a Banking Agent on charges of stealing 100 million shillings.
Rutinampola, a resident of Namulanda Cell Kajansi Town Council in Wakiso District was on Friday arraigned before the Grade One Magistrate Winnie Nankya Jatiko and charged.
The Court heard that on August 1st 2024, at Mapeera Centenary Bank’s main Branch in Kampala, Rutinampola received 100 million Shillings on an account number registered as Zarail Enterprises Limited knowing or having a reason to believe the same to have been stolen.
Rutinampola is facing trial with five others who were already remanded by the same Court for receiving more than one billion shillings on various mobile money agent numbers with each receiving a specific amount of money.
They are: Newton Ayesiga a Businessman and resident of Bbuto village Kira Municipality in Wakiso District, Idris Kasozi an Agent Banker and a resident of Kanyanya Mpererwe Kawempe Division, Shafiq Mugulo a businessman and resident of Salama Kigaga Makindye in Wakiso District, Fred Byabasaija an electrician and Farouk Kiyemba self-employed resident of Wobulenzi Town Council in Luwero District.
The prosecution indicates that Byabasaija received 200 million shillings through an account registered as Bold Balik Solutions and Kiyemba also received 100 million shillings via Riverside Forex Bureau.
State Attorney Allan Mucunguzi informed the Court that investigations are still ongoing. Rutinampola was remanded until October 23rd when he will be returning to Court with the rest of the accused persons who are already on remand.
The same court also remanded Patrick Senabulya a resident of Najjera Kira Municipality in Wakiso District for theft. Senabulya is accused of stealing ten million shillings from Diamond Trust Bank-DTB between September 24th and October 1st 2024.
He denied the charges and was remanded until October 20th.
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