By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit has arraigned before court four suspects who were intercepted on July 22, 2025, while attempting to defraud a Turkish investor, Mr. Furkan Gumran, and his company, SIRUS BLUE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
The suspects identified as; Dr. Mulyansaka Charles – purported Chairman, Special Contracts Committee, Mwesigwa Moses – purported Director of Procurement, Seruma Moses – Communication/IT Specialist and Watum Peter – Secretary appeared before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 28th July, 2025.
The suspects were involved in a fake transaction to supply an AD BLUE Solution (a chemical used to reduce carbon emissions in automotive engines) valued at USD 4.95 million to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development.
The suspects presented themselves as members of a non-existent “Special Contracts Committee” within the Office of the President, which they claimed was responsible for overseeing the procurement of the USD 4.95 million AD BLUE Solution for the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development.
The suspects and others still at large forged documents complete with fake stamps, purporting to originate from the Office of the President, with the intention of defrauding Mr. Furkan Gumran and SIRUS BLUE CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. of USD 4.95 million.
The suspects have been charged with forgery, uttering false documents, attempting to commit a felony, and electronic fraud. They have been remanded by Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court until August 11, 2025.
