By Spy Uganda
City lawyer and chair of the Kampala District Land Board Mr. David Balondemu, has launched a court battle against the Attorney General, State House Anti Corruption Unit (SHACU) and a Korean investor, demanding 20 billion Ugandan shillings in compensation for ‘tarnishing’ his name. Balondemu’s move came after the government announced a move to institute fresh charges against him.
On November 20, 2023, Balondemu was charged on another case related to defrauding of approximately Shs 2.2BN from an American Company, KG Unlimited LLC, in a purported procurement of a “water plant by Ministry of Agriculture”
SHACU Listed Other Fraud Cases Balondemu & His Law Firm Are Allegedly Involved In;
- Defrauding of Air Options Pty Ltd, a South African Company of USD 1.7M (about UGX 6.3BN), in a purported procurement for supply, installation and maintenance of air conditioners by the Ministry of Local Government.
- Defrauding of Tecmo Automation Pty Ltd, a South African Company of USD 410,520 (about UGX 1.5BN), in a purported procurement for supply of fuel and lubricants at the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development.
- Defrauding of Marce’ Firefighting Technology Pty, a South African Company of USD 60,000 (about UGX 225M).
- Fraudulent conversion of property comprised in Plot 20 Prince Charles Drive using a forged Minute No. KDLB.53/6.4/2022.
- Fraudulent allocation of non-existent land purportedly comprised in LRV 4645 Folio 13, Plot 1-5, Kyambogo Link to a Kenyan Company, Babubhai Construction Limited. On 12th October, 2023, an invoice of UGX 450,000,000 by M/s Bloom Advocates, signed by Balondemu, was issued to the company. The allocation was issued by Kampala District Land Board, which he chairs. All these are according to SHACU!
Meanwhile, Balondemu avers that he has never personally received the said moneys and that the prosecution has never brought any evidence on the same and as a result of this, he seeks sh20b in damages for malicious prosecution.
