By KT Reporter
The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded Jackson Mwesigye, a 46-year-old auctioneer resident of Katabi Zone in Makindye-Sabagabo Division, Wakiso District, to prison on charges of theft of more than 107 million shillings from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.
Mwesigye is charged with four counts of theft, forgery, uttering false documents, and giving false information. The allegations stem from an incident where Jacklink Auctioneers Ltd, which Mwesigye works for, was awarded a contract to auction properties (vehicles) at the ODPP’s office on October 31, 2024.
The records before the Court show that the auction process was successful, and 107,188,000 shillings was realised. However, Mwesigye allegedly wrote a report to the office of the DPP and attached a forged Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) transfer form dated March 27, 2025, purporting it to have been processed by Centenary Bank Mapeera Branch, indicating that he had transferred the funds to the Consolidated Fund Account of the ODPP at Bank of Uganda.
The forgery was discovered when the bank denied processing the RTGS, leading to Mwesigye’s arrest. It is also alleged that Mwesigye gave false information to Agnes Kainza Nzogi, the Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, a public servant, claiming he had transferred the funds.
Mwesigye denied the charges against him and applied for bail pleading his right to presumption of innocence. He said he had two substantial sureties including a broker and a welder.
However, State Attorney Ivan Kyazze opposed bail, saying that the sureties were not substantial given disparities in their documents.
In his ruling, the Chief Magistrate Kayizzi denied Mwesigye bail saying the sureties presented had unclear jobs, with one being a property broker and a welder, and discrepancies in their documents especially on places of residence, which the court deemed unacceptable under the bail guidelines .
Chief Magistrate Kayizzi agreed with the State Attorney and further remanded Mwesigye to prison until June 2nd 2025.
Sources indicate however that Mwesigye has since refunded the funds he stole but the trial has to go on so as to establish the facts in the other charges of forgery-URN. Give us feedback on this story through our email: kamwokyatimes@gmail.com
