George Byaruhanga, a 45-year-old boda boda rider, has been charged and remanded to Luzira Prison on allegations of defrauding Centenary Bank of over Shs 332 million through electronic forgery and fraud.
According to the charge sheet, prosecution led by Grace Amy alleges that in February 2025, Byaruhanga and others still at large, with intent to secure unlawful gain, conducted an unauthorized electronic money transfer of over Shs 332 million from Centenary Bank account number 3200153458, registered in the name of Kintu, to an Exim Bank account number 002101254 in the name of Rogers Ainembabazi.
Prosecution further contends that the accused forged a national identification card bearing NIN number CM84012103ASE in the name of Kintu, which he allegedly used to impersonate the genuine account holder and defraud the bank.
Appearing before Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizi, Byaruhanga faced six charges, including electronic fraud, impersonation, forgery, and uttering false documents, all contrary to the Computer Misuse and Penal Code Acts.
Byaruhanga, however, denied all the charges. When asked by Magistrate Kayizi whether he had sureties, he stated that he did but needed more time to prepare them, explaining that he had been brought to court unexpectedly.
Magistrate Kayizi granted his request for time to organize his sureties and subsequently remanded him to Luzira Prison until November 12, 2025.
By Alex Magala
30th Oct 2025
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