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Buganda Road court remands pharmaceutical company director on embezzlement and forgery charges, sends case to Anti-Corru

Corruption & Abuse of Office Verified Kampala 24 Sep 2025 Severity: 2/5

The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate's Court remanded a Sudanese pharmacist and former managing director of Gama Pharmaceuticals (Uganda) Ltd, after the prosecution presented an amended charge sheet of eight counts including embezzlement of more than Shs5 billion, forgery and uttering false documents. According to the Daily Monitor, the magistrate ruled the court lacked jurisdiction and sent the file to the Anti-Corruption Court, where the accused is to appear on 6 October; a businessman is jointly charged over an allegedly forged land title in Kiwatule.

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