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Lawyer Twebaze remanded to Luzira for defrauding U.S firm Shs2.2b in fake MAAIF deal

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Lawyer Twebaze remanded to Luzira for defrauding U.S firm Shs2.2b in fake MAAIF deal

Kampala, Uganda: Kampala-based lawyer, Drake Twebaze, has been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges related to a fraudulent scheme that reportedly fleeced more than Shs2.2 billion from an American investor.

Twebaze, who appeared before the Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court on June 10, 2025, was formally charged with obtaining money by false pretenses, conspiracy to defraud, and forgery. The charges stem from a complex scam involving forged government procurement documents that targeted a US-based firm, KG Unlimited LLC.

According to a statement by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) on Tuesday evening, Twebaze and his accomplices, between September and December 2022, fraudulently acquired $553,500 (about Shs2.2 billion) from Talib Antonio McDowell, an investor from Florida, USA.

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Lawyer Twebaze remanded to Luzira for defrauding US firm Shs22b

The group allegedly misrepresented themselves as local agents facilitating a lucrative single-source bidding deal to supply a water plant to Uganda’s Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF).

The money, they claimed, was a “statutory compliance fee” and a performance bond necessary to win the government contract, claims now confirmed to be entirely false.

Further investigations revealed that Twebaze also forged an official-looking letter addressed to KG Unlimited LLC, purporting it to be from the Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA), in an attempt to bolster the credibility of the scheme.

Buganda Road Grade One Magistrate, Alex Niyonzima, declined to rule on the bail application, stating he needed more time to review the file and allow the State to verify the documents presented by Twebaze’s sureties. The accused has been remanded until Friday, June 13, 2025.

Twebaze, who also goes by the alias Wilberforce Kabatsi, is a partner at Nzige, Jamero & Co. Advocates. He is charged alongside David Balondemu, Chairperson of the Kampala District Land Board, Joseph Ibona, an unlicensed accountant at Bloom Advocates, Geoffrey Mkwe alias Ivan Muhiire, a lawyer at the same firm, and Martin Kasenge, alias Dr. Alfred Musinguzi, a businessman.

While most of his co-accused were previously granted bail, Twebaze’s remand marks a significant development in a case that continues to expose high-level deception targeting foreign investors.

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