In the same vein, Her Worship Marriam Wangadya, the current Chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission, was whispered to have been the best candidate for the post of the Deputy Chief Justice. She even became most suitable when she exposed to the president, the politicians who had allegedly approached her with a proposal of having her budget supplementary passed as is, only if she would cough some billions in return.

However, we have landed on a missive, suggesting possibilities as to why the towering lady judge was eventually, not considered for either of the two above positions. From deep into her office corners, a dossier snakes out, accusing her of gross maladministration, corruption and abuse of office. If they test positive, the allegations leave no room for Wangadya at any top government office.

The Preamble

For starters, the Uganda Human Rights Commission was established in November 1996 to protect and promote human rights in Uganda. According to Article 51 of the Constitution, the UHRC is legally comprised of a chairperson and at least three other persons appointed by the President, with the approval of Parliament.

The Constitution envisages the Chairperson and Members of the Commission to be persons of high moral character and proven integrity. However, going by the missive under review, the behavior and conduct by the current Chair, Mariam Wangadya, falls short of the said constitutional requirement.

The current situation at the UHRC is suggested as being characterized by gross maladministration, corruption, abuse of office, impunity, arrogance, intimidation and bullying! All the above, reveals the dossier, is being orchestrated by none other than the Chairperson herself, Ms. Wangadya.

“Staff are living in a state of fear and helplessness since the constitution of the Republic of Uganda gives the Commission powers to appoint staff under Article 57. Even some Members of the Commission have not been spared by her conduct. She runs the Commission like a private outfit and therefore, not subjected to any internal controls and she is not held accountable for anything,” reads the twelve-page missive sourced from deep into the Commission`s corridors.

The authors of the carefully penned complaint suggests that the situation is getting out of hand and requires urgent intervention by the relevant authorities, as well as the appointing authority. Indeed, we have confirmed receipt of the same, by the Inspector General of Government (IGG) office, the Speaker of Parliament and CID. When contacted, the known UHRC mouthpiece Alex Bukumunhe confirmed knowledge of the dossier but requested for a “few days” to allow him prepare for a rebuttal. However, he did not pick our calls anymore, when the “few days” elapsed.

The Dossier in Part I

Corruption/abuse of office: For starters, Wangadya joined the Commission in September 2021 when she was 56 years old. Therefore, she was ineligible to contribute to NSSF. However, she supposedly forced the Human Resource Manager and the Secretary to the Commission to continue making a 10% Government NSSF contribution for her until March 2025, when she heeled to the pressure from the Ministry of Public Service. Hence, for a period of over three years, she earned that money illegally while knowing what she was doing was illegal.

Her accusers further allege that starting with Financial Year 2024/2025, 2025/2026 and the current budgeting process for 2026/2027 financial year which started with the preparation of the budget framework paper, Wangadya is alleged to have taken over the budgeting process. “The Management Committee, the Finance Committee and the Commission have all been sidelined! The real budgeting is done by her, Commissioner [Crispin Kugiza] Kaheru and Director Pauline Nansamba,” reads the dossier.

“Because she followed up with the Attorney General and the Ministry of Finance for increased funding through a supplementary budget in, she declared that the additional funding to the Commission of UGX10.4bn was and remains her personal money! It is that money she wants spent on her as much as possible without any form of internal controls, no accountability and she should get it for anything she wants.”

The authors further digs deep thus; “For instance, out of the UGX10.4bn, UGX2bn was set aside for salary enhancement as a block for Chairperson, Members and Staff. Instead of following a proper methodology to seek approvals from Cabinet and Parliament, the Chairperson unilaterally determined her salary and that of Commissioners. She simply informed Members of the Commission what they would earn without informing them of hers in a meeting of December 18^th 2024. The difference between her salary and Members is UGX20 million!”

It should be noted that Wangadya supposedly usurped powers of Parliament to determine her own salary and that of Members. She did not care about staff whose long pay target was determined by Cabinet and being the lowly paid. In the last two financial years and the next coming financial year, a new budget line, which had never existed in the history of the Commission for the Office of the Chairperson is said to have been introduced under supposed duress!

Ideally, the Office of the Chairperson coordinates all functions of the Commission and therefore it is the technical directorates and or departments that budget for execution of the mandate of the Commission. “But what is happening now, the Office of the Chairperson is allocated a budget even bigger than some departments! It is through this arrangement that she gets money to `hold` stakeholder engagements which never take place!” Instead, writes the complainants, the money is channeled through her Personal Assistants private bank accounts! “At first, it was through Ms. Pauline Nansamba and now, Ms. Doreen Mukunyu Nabatte. In fact, these two ladies personal accounts should be investigated to explain why they receive that money and how they spend it.”

The dossier, which will run in three articles in these pages, cites Commissioner Crispin Kugiza Kaheru as Wangadya`s blue-eyed boy and with whom, she commits most of the alleged misappropriation of funds and other malpractices. “Again, in the current financial year, instead of beefing up funding for the core mandate of the Commission, the Chairperson and Commissioner Kaheru budgeted for the latest models of vehicles for themselves and generators for their private residences.” Watch this space

Already facing charges of operating a TV without a valid license from the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), and now under the blaring reality of sustained surfacing of legal cases mounting over the person of incarcerated Dean Saava Lubowa, the Chief of Strategies of the now frozen TV 10 Gano Mazima from several  persons, he is left with no option, save for exposing those that fed him with the contested information that has led to his impasse and literally fed him to the ‘dogs’.

Boxed into a corner of despair, save for the argument of the regulator and the statements made against some of the persons that head it, the rest of the cases that Dean faces can journalistically be traced to his sources and informers. It initially begun as a formal due process on 2nd October 2025 at Standard Utilities and Wildlife Court in Makindye via three criminal charges related to illegal broadcasting and defamation.

The court is presided over by Her Worship Gladys Kamasanyu. It originally zeroed on operating an online television station without a license, defied regulatory directives, and allegedly used his platform to insult and defame prominent Ugandans. It has since culminated into a manna of cases with the latest under another magistrate being on claims that Lubowa Dean Saava, between the month of July 2025 and August 2025, in the areas of Kampala City or thereabout, using a computer via TikTok account named `TV 10 Gano Mazima` sent or transmitted information about, or relating to Kakooza Savio Ntesibe, the Director Ombudsman Affairs at the Inspectorate of Government.

The charges before court suggests that Lubowa alleged that Kakooza received a bribe of UGX200M on behalf of Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe, the Deputy Inspector General of Government, in order for her not to close a road construction project, whereas not. This is contrary to section 28 (1) and (2) of the computer misuse Act, Cap 96, culminating into malicious information.

This same file includes other eight offenses that are too, derived or are related to the earlier mentioned, plus hate speech and thus, he was remanded to prison until 23rd December 2025. This is against the backdrop derived by axel of professionalism that dictates he protects his sources.

In the glaring looming of unsolicited fate characterized by the aforementioned peddlers of the now trouble-causing files, he is left with no choice but to play against the rules to regain his freedom. Gifted with a motor-mouthed sensational style of presentation, one would be ‘bufooned’ to believe that Dean, superficially cultivated that information by himself without being fed by others in the same circles as his accusers. These are the same people that must come out and avail Dean’s lawyers with crucial and detailed information that would trade his freedom, lest he exposes them. Watch this space

The emerging profitable and job creating social media industry in Uganda is under threat from several fronts. These include, but not limited to; the traditional media gurus, regulatory bodies and security, especially police being used as a bait for settling inner players` mini squabbles.

Whereas the official regulatory body, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) might have all the good intensions of trying to streamline the fast-growing new media space, others like the police cyber-crime department desks at various police stations, are being used by many to settle personal scores.

This has nothing to do with players like Dean Saava Lubowa of TV 10 Gano Mazima, but rather a chicken ego fight between Tamale Mirundi Jr and Shalom Kaweesa of Shalom 256, a YouTube channel. For starters, it is public knowledge that the once best of friends turned foes, have had a long history of orchestrating hallucinated bickering in order to secure a following using crude localized guerrilla marketing strategies.

Initially ignored as pranks by many in the industry and the thousands that follow them, this trend has since taken an ugly twist with the emergency of the Cyber Harassment Desks, most especially, allegedly, that of Katwe Police Station.

The sacred torn but ‘prestigious’ white paper is embroiled with Ref; Katwe Police SD; Ref :70.04.12.2025. Cyber Harassment, Hate Speech and M-Information are the supposed charges.  The suspect, Kaweesa Shalom, the young and ‘powerful’ lad, ran a Shalom finding maze, which zeroed on a location on Kulambiro ring road.

Gone are the sane legal days in which a suspect is summoned to any relevant authority to make a statement in regard to any issue at hand. It’s now official that people like Tamale Junior, have taken over the role of CID, IO’s, commanders and now, use self-styled clout of ‘money’ and throwing around names to hoodwink officers into pursuing suspects under an illegal command.

Cry for the overseers of these once cleaned up agencies that even president Museveni said had been penetrated by ‘Kawukuumi’ aka bean weevil! Sad as it is, reality is that some unscrupulous ‘celebrities’, ‘socialites’ have turned running with security personnel as their bag ‘boys’ and ‘girls’.

Do you remember Brian White’s SFC fellows, Sipapa’s camouflaged party, the Gashumba’s detail or that of today’s lost pastors complete with lead cars? These are the same fellows who now are bogged on using both the security agencies and police to conduct illicit businesses and also settle scores. It’s high time that the IGP and Command 1 reigned on these errant officers while others like the Police Standards Unit (PSU) must act on the same like yesterday.

The late Prince Kijjangoma and his elder sister, Princes Elizabeth Bagaya had reportedly filed a case in a Fort Portal Court, centered on mismanagement of the kingdom’s properties and reportedly cited Katuramu as one of the defendants. It was also alleged that Princess Bagaya and Prince Kijjangoma had spearheaded a move intended to  remove Katuramu from the post of Omuhikirwa (Prime Minister) of Tooro Kingdom. And that, was the bad blood that prompted Katuramu to hire the hitmen who eliminated the late Prince Kijjangoma.

In one of the shocking incriminating pieces of evidence tabled by the prosecution, it was alleged that planning meetings related to the murder were held in Katuramu’s residence in Muyenga, and that after the murder, the hitmen went and hid at his Rwenkuba Farm, where he reportedly roasted a bull for them in appreciation of their unlawful services.

Upon his arrest, Katuramu, a wealthy man, hired a team of defense lawyers that comprised of some of the most expensive and sharpest criminal lawyers in town, who included a former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Macdusman Kabega. Kabega is currently representing Molly Katanga, a businesswoman undergoing a high-profile trial centered on the murder of her husband, the late Henry Katanga.

One of the hitmen suspects, Bob Swart, hired a soft-spoken and extremely humble lawyer, Edward Ddaamulira Muguluma, whom very few people gave a chance to successfully defend his client. Muguluma was a very tough defence criminal lawyer in the league of the  late Henry Kayondo, even as he was a shy old man whose demeanor was just a facade that concealed his razor-sharp intelligence.

For a long time, Muguluma, who studied in Namilyango College, studied as a Barrister in London and obtained a masters degree from Belgium, was the Principal Lawyer for the Democratic Party (DP) even though majority of Ugandans never got to know about it since he was not a proud man but preferred operating  silently.

Muguluma was an Attorney General in Botswana before President Yoweri Museveni personally invited him back to Uganda to conduct his law practice from his motherland. Returning to the murder case of Katuramu, his expensive lawyers did everything humanely and legally possible to convince the courts, all the way to the Supreme Court. But despite their frantic efforts, they failed to rescue their client as his fate was finally sealed by the Supreme Court.

Treated by many as a weak criminal defence lawyer, Muguluma shocked Katuramu, his expensive team of lawyers and everyone else when he expertly cross examined the prosecution witnesses, filed water tight submissions and ultimately saved his client Bob Swart from the gallows. After securing an acquittal, Muguluma got his client aside and advised him to leave for Dubai, because the police was certainly going to kill him.

Bob Swart did as counseled but clandestinely came back to the country to check on his girlfriend. Here, the police got to know of his presence. One day, the police arrested Bob Swart’s girlfriend and used her to trick his boyfriend that she had a big problem and urgently wanted to meet him. Bob Swart, who loved expensive and fast motorbikes, jumped on his motorcycle and sped off to somewhere in Nakulabye to meet her girlfriend whom, he believed that actually had a pressing problem. Where he expected to meet his girlfriend, Bob Swart was instead met by a hail of bullets that tragically cut him down.

Ironically, Bob Swart did not live long enough to treat his dependable lawyer during the time of his illness, nor was able to burry him when he finally died. President Museveni subsequently pardoned Katuramu after reconciling with the relatives of the late Prince Kijjangoma and he has since laid low like an envelope.

]]> https://theinvestigatornews.com/2025/11/breaking-be-very-worried-drake-twebaze-the-notorious-scammer-and-chief-govt-impersonator-is-back-in-town-leaving-gold-investor-in-tears-upon-his-wake/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-be-very-worried-drake-twebaze-the-notorious-scammer-and-chief-govt-impersonator-is-back-in-town-leaving-gold-investor-in-tears-upon-his-wake Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:30:03 +0000 https://theinvestigatornews.com/?p=7929 In the early 2000, a notorious scammer, Drake Twebaze rocked Kampala and it’s environs like an earthquake. In one of his alleged scams, Twebaze, who at the time slept in his personal bungalow located in Zzana along Kampala-Entebbe Highway, posed as a government Permanent Secretary, whereas not.

Under the cover of the said false identity, the deceptive Twebaze drafted a phony tender bid attributed to a government ministry, seeking for the purchase of motor vehicle tyres on behalf of that ministry. Done with the drafting of the fake tender bid documents, Twebaze dispatched the same to his victims who, unfortunately, surrendered the motor vehicle tyres under the mistaken belief that they were dealing with a genuine government Permanent Secretary, whereas not.

Fortunately enough, the Uganda Police laid a dragnet, harvested, charged and arraigned Twebaze before court, over charges of impersonation, forgery and obtaining money by false pretenses. During the subsequent trial conducted by Buganda Road Chief Magistrate then, Betty Munaaba, the suspect stunned court when he expertly cross-examined prosecution witnesses, just like a seasoned defence lawyer.

Be that as it may, Munaaba ultimately convicted Twebaze after she memorably remarked that though he acted cleverly, he committed the charges which the State slapped against him. Now, following a considerable period of time which he had spent lying as low as an envelope, after being arrested several times in the past, Twebaze recently stepped out of his underworld and resumed his fraudulent activities from where he had previously stopped.

His latest victim was an investor whom he allegedly defrauded of USD146,000 woth, based on an impure gold transaction misrepresented as a pure one. Fortunately, the security agencies, led by the State House Anti-corruption Unit (SHACU) headed by Maj. Gen Henry Isoke, swung into action and rounded up Twebaze and his accomplices.

Right now, the suspects are in the safe hands of the prison services after a magistrate in town rejected to admit them to bail and instead remanded them for a fortnight. The latest criminal charges is a warning that Twebaze’s criminal cartel is still alive and kicking, and just waiting for an opportunist time to conduct more fraudulent activities.

The latest round of charges serve as a wake-up call to the members of public to be on the look out going forward, short of which Twebaze’s cartel will potentially catch them unaware. From his earlier criminal exploits and court experiences, Twebaze likely learnt lessons and now returns as a more sophisticated scammer than he was in the past, to once more conduct his fraudulent activities.

His return calls for extra vigilance from the relevant government security agencies to curb his potential criminal activities. Finally, the security agencies will need going forward to get to the bottom of Twebaze’s cartel once and for all to save his potential innocent victims  psychological torture triggered by loss of their hard-earned funds.

Ndugu’s earlier efforts to speak to Dean’s closet associate, a one Scovia, had ended in what he termed as a cold shoulder and uncouth exchange. Matters were not eased when he met the same fate upon contacting Dean’s lawyers. Left with no option, Ndugu, against all odds made it a few days later to Makindye court, in a bid to understand the legal dynamics of Dean’s case.

Spirited by the personal show of solidarity with the man he terms his young brother in the Ugandan journalism sphere, he encountered the same aforementioned attitude issues. Boxed into fix, but not one to give up, the only humane way of trying to send a message to Dean and his ‘family’ plus close ‘friends’, Ndugu and the investigator team of Samuel Kasozi aka Philosopher, counsel Gideon Tugume aka Omuwejere and this writer, embarked on a sustained media activation, all in a bid to bring sanity to the legal impasse facing Dean.

Therefore, information of a call having come in from Nalongo, was nothing short of a surprise. The Nobel and at least very cordial and respective Nalongo, finally picked Ndugu’s return call and like what he says, the rest is history. Having agreed to meet the next morning at 10am to embark on the unpredictable road to Luzira Murchison Bay prison, we all did the needful.

God’s ways aren’t man’s ways, for by 8am, Philosopher was already at the Yaya Xtra Residence meeting point. Next was Yours truly, while Tugume, the man with a prison freight joined the fray. To sum up our team, Ndugu also pulled up with his swag and signature sleeveless shirt.

A while later, Nalongo in the company of Mukwaaba Katende, also pulled into the rendezvous. We later in our separate cars, headed to Luzira prison. What transpired between Nalongo and Katende in their car will forever remain their secret – your guess is as good as mine – the unbelievable, yet reality of the whole investigator team enroute to meet Dean, that had befallen them.

Inside Luzira

The professionalism exhibited by the squad at the first quarter guard is strict on cue but polite. However, that is the tip of the search story, for the cars were treated to a diplomatic non immunity check that revealed how we had indeed, left some stuff that was prohibited and had to be left at the gate.

Those without a national ID like our producer Bbuule Josh, had to run back to pick one from Kisasi, just in order to be part of history, while the others had their initials taken by a candid lady prison warder, who completed the drill by issuing us with the first entry card. The second search was carried out in the confines of a room just before the general gate entry.

The Katende and Nalongo car then sought engine leave, and thus had to hike a ride in ours. The third check was at the canteen, visitors waiting room section. Here, no checks – just registration, then a chit is given to the visitor with the prisoner`s name that you hand to another warder who, disappears with it into the now visible Murchison Bay prison where Dean is confined.

Fifteen minutes later, another came shouting the name Dean Saava Lubowa loudly, kumbe it was the alert that he was waiting for us. Entering the section was as tricky as entering a pin hole to raw ecstasy. Registration, and, oh yes, the final but more sophisticated check. It’s an experience that Tugume mentioned was why he has a phobia for jail.

With a prominent visitor` card, we were ushered into the private holding area, with the OC sitting still, smart, smiling, polite and fresh. God!! She is a fine lady. Seated next to the OC was Dean Saava Lubowa who beckoned in the aura of hope with jaw dripping drops of ego settled down.

Dropped in a yellow shirt and matching shorts, looking well kempt (shaven), complete with black socks and crocks, Dean looked as healthy as manna. Dean initially had feigned ignorance of our presence which was given away by the fact that anyone one seated in the OC’s office had a vintage view of what is happening – a birds view away.

In his usual style, Dean begun by lecturing the team about media rights and how he is fighting for them. As our host, we listened to him. But midway, Ndugu chipped in and informed him that he, and the others hadn’t come to beg him to bargain, but rather to try and secure his freedom through common sense and not pride.

The legal muwejere, Tugume also made is maiden speech. He told Dean that though he offended him, it was in the past and that he was here for a common good of striving to get him out of jail. With Dean throwing out the ego bath water, and gawking at reality, he agreed that Ndugu lead the road to regaining his freedom.

Dean, also instructed that Nalongo and Katende furnish any relevant contacts to the team in seeking his freedom. This is the first part of an amicable meeting with incarcerated TV 10 Chief of Strategies (COS) Mr. Dean Saava Lubowa… Watch this space

During his presence at the helm of Mugaino’a office, Bigira controversially cancelled a Certificate of Title to a sizeable parcel of land worth of billions of shillings, comprised in Busiro, Block 855 located in Bussi, Wakiso district. The subject land belonged to an eminent lawyer, Godfrey Lule Sserunkuma and others. Sserunkuuma once served as an Attorney General.

Aged approximately 90 years, the veteran lawyer and another former eminent lawyer, the late Paulo Sebalu, jointly co-founded the prestigious law firm of Sebalu, Lule and Company Advocates. They named it after themselves and now, it continues to flourish, under the stewardship of Counsels Ssebugenyi Mukasa, Joseph Luswata and Barnabas Tumusingize.

The soft-spoken and deeply humble legal mind, Sserunkuuma served under the Kabaka’s administration at Mengo for a long time before resigning on his own. And, after resigning from the law firm that he helped to co-found, Lule formed his own law firm known as Godfrey Lule Sserunkuma and Company Advocates. The same is located along Bukoto Street in Kololo, where he continues to practice law.

While he is deeply humble, Lule is not necessarily a pushover, especially where his rights and freedoms have been messed up with, by whomsoever. Consequently, following what he describes as the fraudulent switching of the above-mentioned land where he holds a big stake, Lule has demanded for disciplinary action against the Ag commissioner of land registration, Johnson Bigira.

To this end, the old man of the law, on November 4th 2025, formally wrote to the Lands Minister, Hon. Judith Nabakooba, demanding for an investigation into the saga. He cites serious charges of abuse of office, unprofessional conduct and irrational administrative action. He asserts those are more than adequate for Nabakooba to base on and penalize the errant Bigira.

The Story

At the center of the purported land bonanza allegedly presided over by Bigira, is Rose Nansubuga. An old lady, Nansubuga stands accused of fraudulently depriving Mzee Lule and others of their right to the subject land. On the way to depriving the Lules of their land, Nansubuga reportedly and fraudulently claimed that their Certificate of Title had overlapped on a separate parcel of land.

She claims the land purportedly belongs to  the estate of Adonia Kaaya Sembuya Mukasa, to which she is purportedly an administrator. But Lule asserts that Nansubuga is merely telling lies and that she is merely a pawn in the grand scam intended to grab their land with the curious collusion of Bigira.

As stated earlier, and now repeated as a necessary reminder, this instant  scandal unfolded while Bigira served as an acting Commissioner in the absence of the substantive one, Hajj Baker Mugaino who, had been suspended based on the illegal orders issued by the former IGG, Betty Kamya.

Curiously, before Mugaino’s suspension, Bagiire had relied on Section 88 of the Land Act Cap 236 (as amended) and declined to handle Nansubuga’s dispute. The said piece of law strictly forbids a Commissioner of Land Registration from cancelling a certificate of Title based on the ground of fraud.

The same piece of law was cited with approval by the Supreme Court in the case number 15 of 2017, involving Hilda Wilson Namusoke, on one hand, and 3 others and Owalla’s Home Investment Trust, on the other hand. In line with his ruling, Bigira advised Nansubuga to proceed to the High Court, which is vested with jurisdiction, to hear her case and secure redress.

Pursuant to Bigira’s ruling, Lule and his joint proprietors to the subject land asked him to remove the caveats that Nansubuga had placed on their Certificate of Title, for, it had forbidden them from dealing into the same. The Lules’ view was that since the caveats had been issued by Bigira based on fraud raised by Nansubuga and yet the law prohibited him from doing so, the same had abated by virtue of his  ruling and were therefore, no longer lawful and needed to be done away with.

But Bigira declined to vacate the impugned caveats and stated that he needed to conduct an investigation first, and inform an opinion as to whether to remove the caveats or not. As the Lules waited for the way forward, in August, 2025, Bigira revisited the issue of cancelling their Certificate of Title, based on fraud!

The above stance, even when in his own ruling he delivered on February 20th 2025, had unambiguously stated that he lacked jurisdiction to cancel the Certificate of Title on the ground of fraud. Therefore, Bigira’s new position was a departure from his earlier ruling issued in black and white for ease of reference, and for posterity, which was counseling Nansubuga to refer his dispute to the High Court that is vested with jurisdiction to handle her dispute.

Possibly, by revisiting the dispute, Bigira turned himself into a judge of the High Court which, he is factually not. He even proceeded to offer redress but in a matter where, in truth, he lacked and still lacks powers to do so. Potentially, Bigira’s second actions were taken outside the scope of his jurisdiction and were dead on arrival. Keep watching this space in relation to these matters.

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From a rough count, approximately six innocent people have died already and yet more are expected to die as the result of floods currently wrecking havoc in a nation’s capital city. The floods follows controversial  works conducted over Nakivubo channel by Hamis Kiggundu, popularly known as Ham, backed  by his godfather, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.

Museveni’s authorization is contentious especially in light of the absence of prior authorization of the works issued by National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). Impliedly,  the ongoing works were illegal right from the word go and remains so even as Ham,  who is, incidentally a lawyer by training, continues to conduct them.

No wonder, in absence of an impact assessment duly issued by NEMA, highlighting measures against potential environmental hazards, Ham’s illegal works have since deepened the challenge of floods, leaving the business community counting heavy losses as the result of stocks soaked in the running rain water.

To compound matters, apart from loss of business stock with unquantified amount of shillings but believed to be massive, the floods have been claiming lives of innocent people and still counting. Puzzlingly, as the concerning state of affairs unfold, Gen. Museveni, who personally authorized Ham to conduct the illegal works,  remains conspicuously silent, highlighting a disturbing lack of leadership amidst a challenge of catastrophic proportions.

Yet from  the time Museveni and Ham first contemplated interference with the natural flow of the critical eco-system to the present time, people of a good sense of judgement have prudently been urging for utmost caution. Alarmingly, a nation’s leader and his blue-eyed private investor,  on the other hand, have been recklessly throwing all caution to the wind, compromising a country’s capital city’s critical drainage system, opening floodgates, culminating into unnecessary human deaths and a massive  loss of business stocks.

Incredulously, all authority in this silly republic is vested in one mortal man called Museveni whose other name is Tibuhaburwa, which connotes a man who cannot be advised. For that matter, all of the government institutions mandated to bring sanity to the current chaotic state of affairs all the way from parliament, the police, the city authorities and NEMA, are currently tight-lipped and absolutely lost for what to do in the circumstances.

Just one single man, Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has been consistently pinpointing the great danger the city and it’s inhabitants are doomed to face should Ham and his illegal works be left alone and yet without Gen. Museveni  giving any attention to his counsel. Seeking not to antagonize their jobs, the leaders and staff of the public institutions mandated to rein in Ham and his chaos, have since switched off as they pray and hope against  hope that the Alpha and Omega in this silly republic finally comes in, putting a  stop to the madness unfolding before our own eyes.

As the ongoing madness continues unabated, one question quickly come to mind – how  many lives must be lost before the Powers-that-be can intervene and end the same? Unfortunately so, those who are mandated to stop the unfolding madness are busy campaigning for re-election to their individual political office. Yet as if upon succeeding in their campaigns they would not need people to preside over and to tax to sustain their luxurious livestlyes! Honestly, the mind boggles.

Fortunately, the timing of the madness offers a rarest opportunity to the masses to use and vote out leaders who have exhibited a concerning lack of care and vote into power only those leaders who will be going forward, honestly and diligently to champion their interests and concerns.

For context, the first and foremost article of the 1995 Uganda Constitution bestows all power to the people who simply delegates their power to their leaders during elections, and who are constitutionally obliged to exercise that power in the name and interest of the people. Crucially, it is now upon us to stop the abuse of our power by those we delegate to exercise the same, by wisely applying that power during the voting period not lying very far from us. Finally, short of that, the people to whom we delegate our power will continue to act with condescension towards us, our concerns, needs and interests. Stay very warned.

For God and our Country. 

KAMPALA, Uganda: Dark clouds, thick with suspicion, deceit, and death have rolled over the once flamboyant, self-styled tycoon Bryan White, born Brian Kirumira. The man, who strutted Kampala’s nightlife as a “philanthropic socialite” now stands at the center of a chilling mystery that has jolted the city’s elite and shaken the very foundations of his glittering empire.

Suspicious Activity and Sudden Arrests

According to Bibiana, her team arrived at the Katanga residence on November 2nd 2023, following the death via shooting, of businessman Henry Katanga. From the onset, she said, inconsistencies among domestic workers raised red flags. She testified that she arrested `Dr.` Charles Otai and Patricia Kakwanza, the deceased’s daughter, immediately after her senior, Detective ACP Bob Kagarura confronted Otai, asking if he knew he was speaking to a police officer.

This confrontation followed overheard conversations between Otai and Patricia, allegedly agreeing on a false version of events. Bibiana went on to arrest George Amanyire, one of the household staff, after Musede, another worker. Amanyire had been found“mopping blood” at the scene. Another househelper, Nantume, was detained after CCTV footage showed her cleaning downstairs. When questioned, she said she had been called upstairs by Amanyire.

Chef Nuwahereza was also arrested after claiming he had no idea there was a body in the house and had remained in the kitchen. However, CCTV footage revealed that he and Amanyire had changed clothes during the crucial morning hours from around 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m, when the household’s routine abruptly shifted and the cameras temporarily went off.

When the footage resumed, several people appeared in different clothes. This, Bibiana said, reinforced suspicions of a deliberate attempt to conceal evidence and mislead investigators “From what we saw, there was clearly a coordinated effort to change the scene,” she testified, adding that “it was not natural.”

Enters The Curious Case of A-PLUS Funeral Services

Adding to the suspicion, Bibiana said that on the same morning, A-PLUS Funeral Services arrived to collect Katanga’s body, even though police had not made the call. Typically, she noted, funeral service companies collect remains from police mortuaries, not private homes.

Her intelligence team later informed her that A-PLUS had been called by a man identifying himself as Dr. Otai, who claimed the body should be taken to Bombo Military Hospital and recorded as an accident case. A-PLUS confirmed that the authorization contact came from a woman’s number later linked to Patricia Kakwanza.

Bibiana told court how she wrote to A-PLUS, seeking verification. The company responded in a stamped letter dated November 18, 2023, confirming that calls had been made on November 2 at 9:00 a.m, notably, before any police officer had reached the scene. The body, however, was eventually redirected to the KCCA mortuary for a formal post-mortem after police intervention.

Access Denied at IHK

The next day, November 3, 2023, Akongo’s team proceeded to the International Hospital Kampala (IHK) to interview Accused Number One (A1), Molly Katanga, the widow and primary suspect. But upon arrival, they found Special Forces Command (SFC) soldiers guarding the ward. “They told us they had orders from a man named Geoffrey Kamuntu, who claimed to be Molly’s brother and next of kin,” Bibiana recounted.

When Bibiana finally accessed the ICU area, she found Molly sitting upright on a bed, texting on her phone, with no life support machines around her. Yet, the hospital staff had insisted she was in the Intensive Care Unit. Smelling a foul play and fearing an escape, police deployed counter-officers around the hospital.

Their concerns deepened after intelligence suggested plans were underway to smuggle Molly out of the country through Kenya. Indeed, Molly had unsuccessfully asked the President, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, to allow her go get specialized treatment from Kenya. Bibiana said her team discovered a long ladder, positioned at Molly’s hospital window at night, which IHK claimed, was part of renovations.

When Molly was later scheduled for a surgery allegedly lasting three hours, she remained in theatre for over twelve hours. When police attempted to monitor her, Kamuntu allegedly grabbed an officer, preventing access, resulting in a scuffle and his arrest for obstruction of justice.

Police management later briefed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), who wrote to the Ministry of Health, requesting a team of independent specialists to examine Molly. Two months later, in January 2024, doctors concluded she was medically capable of giving a statement, which she eventually did, with her lawyers present.

Scene Reconstruction and Missing CCTV Footage

Bibiana’s testimony also revealed major inconsistencies with the home’s CCTV footage. While cameras captured regular activity on November 1, 2023, including both Henry and Molly returning home that evening, the recording for November 2nd was partially missing.

Notably, the footage that should have shown Molly leaving home and the daughters, Patricia Kakwanza and Marthar Nkwanzi returning, was absent. Electrical checks confirmed there was no power outage or load-shedding that morning, a finding verified by Umeme, the power distributor.

Police obtained a court order to access the property’s electricity data, but when Umeme and police technicians arrived, armed soldiers allegedly blocked them, tearing up the court order and barring entry. “We found the army deployed at the deceased’s home,” Akongo said. “They refused us access to the meter and destroyed the court order.”

A Scene Already Changed

During her testimony, Bibiana described the Katanga home as a “tampered” crime scene. She said the gun had been moved from the master bedroom to another room by Patricia, while Amanyire had collected a live bullet and placed it on the bed. She also noted that `Dr.` Charles Otai arrived at the scene carrying an unidentified bag, having already met with Molly before police arrived. “This was not the original scene,” she emphasized, adding that the “evidence had been moved, cleaned, and altered before we got there.”

Right-Handed Shooter?

In her final remarks, Bibiana said forensic checks showed the deceased’s firearm was legally owned and regularly renewed, with no record of misuse. Training records from the Police Training School in Kibuli confirmed Katanga was right-handed, an important detail as investigators try to establish whether the gunshot wound could have been self-inflicted.

Reading The Unwritten

Bibiana’s meticulous testimony, stretching over two full court days, left defense lawyers visibly unsettled as she recounted, document by document, the sequence of arrests, intercepted plans, and recovered inconsistencies that form the backbone of the state’s case. The trial continues, with cross-examination of the lead investigator expected to test the credibility of her evidence, and possibly unravel what truly happened inside the Katanga home on that fateful morning of November 2, 2023.