The City Hall Magistrates Court has remanded a businessman and a Lira City schools’ inspector to Luzira Prison over allegations of obtaining money by false pretence from individuals they allegedly promised to help register for the Primary Leaving Examination (PLE).
The accused, Ambrose Okot, 42, also known as William Musinguzi, a businessman, and Tom Ronald Omara, 45, a schools’ inspector in Lira City, appeared before Senior Magistrate Edgar Karakire on Friday, where the charges were read to them. Both pleaded not guilty.
Prosecution alleges that the two conspired to commit a felony in June 2026, contrary to Section 363 of the Penal Code Act.
In a separate count, Okot is accused of obtaining Shs500,000 from Bob Sammy Okino at the Mulago Cancer Institute in Kampala by allegedly claiming that he would help secure Okino’s clearance from cases relating to the alleged inflation of student numbers at Lango College.
Okot is further accused of obtaining Shs1.5 million from Moses Ayindi at Kigowa in Ntinda, Kampala, after allegedly promising to facilitate the transfer of Ayindi’s relative to another location.
In another count, the prosecution alleges that Okot and Omara obtained Shs2 million from Leonard Omara in Lira City by falsely claiming that they would facilitate the registration of private PLE candidates at Olaka Child Care Primary School as Universal Primary Education (UPE) candidates.
Okot also faces an additional charge of personation. Prosecutors allege that he presented himself to Leonard Omara as a legal officer of the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) to obtain the money.
State Attorney Benjamin Amanya informed the court that investigations were still ongoing, particularly to verify the bank account details and mobile money accounts through which the alleged payments were made.
Following the proceedings, Senior Magistrate Karakire remanded both accused to Luzira Prison until October 30, 2026, to allow further investigations.
The allegations remain unproven, and both accused are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty by a court of law.
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