The Kampala District Land Board Chairperson, David Balondemu has been granted a shs 5 million cash bail and shs 20 million for each of his sureties. 

In his bail application before Buganda Road Magistrates Court, Balondemu, a city lawyer, presented three sureties; his wife, brother-in-law, and young sister.

Buganda Road Chief Magistrate Ronald Kayizzi in his ruling, imposed harsh bail conditions which include depositing his passport in court and not to leave the country without informing court.

The Senior State Anthony Viola Tusingwire has informed court that inquiries in this matter were complete and ready to proceed with the prosecution before court adjourned the matter to November 26th 2024 for hearing.

Balondemu was rearrested on October 11th 2024, at Entebbe International Airport and remanded over charges of forging a medical form to secure his temporary release on dismissed fraud offenses.

He is jointly charged with a medical doctor attached to Mulago Hospital, Hassan Segujja, who is on the run.

The two documents were presented to Buganda Road Court as grounds for Balondemu to obtain bail on the dismissed charges of obtaining over 50,000 US Dollars from KG Unlimited LLC by falsely pretending to award them a contract for agricultural supplies to the Ministry of Agriculture.

By Elizabeth Ankunda

24 Oct 2024

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