Lira City schools inspector and businessman charged in Kampala over Shs4m false-pretences fraud

The Daily Monitor reports that an inspector of schools in Lira City and a businessman were charged before the City Hall Court in Kampala with conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretences and, for the businessman, personation of a UNEB legal officer. Prosecutors allege the two obtained Shs4 million from three people in June 2026, including a promise to register private PLE candidates as UPE candidates. The accused denied the charges and were remanded until October 30, 2026.