IT consultant fails to secure bail in alleged vehicle clearance fraud case
The Nakasero-based Anti-Corruption Court, presided over by Principal Grade One Magistrate Paul Mujuni, on August 5, 2026, remanded him to prison until August 17, 2026, after he failed to present sureties in support of his bail application.
IT consultant fails to secure bail in alleged vehicle clearance fraud case
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An information technology consultant charged with unlawfully accessing the Uganda Revenue Authority's (URA) computerised customs system and falsifying the clearance of goods has failed to secure bail.
Ronnie Nsale, 39, a resident of Remera, KG 9, Gate Number Eight, Kigali, Rwanda, is alleged to have manipulated entry C42731 relating to a Toyota Harrier, registration number UBR 998H, by falsely indicating that customs duty amounting to sh24.1 million had been paid under Payment Registration Number (PRN) 625000 using Tax Identification Number (TIN) 1027802835 belonging to Shafik Wamala.
The prosecution, led by URA supervisor in charge of prosecution Thomas Lomuria, informed the court that investigations were still ongoing. He asked the court for more time to allow the prosecution to complete its inquiries and provide an update on their progress.
“You are hereby remanded to Luzira Prison until August 17, 2026, when the matter will come up for mention,” Magistrate Mujuni said.
It is alleged that Nsale, together with John Mawerere, a Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) customs officer; Godfrey Omonyi, a URA officer; Marvin Kayima, a URA officer; Joshua Rubagasira Asiimwe, a manager at Spectrum Uganda, located on Vubyabirenge Close; and another accused person identified only as Jackson Birungi, falsified information stored in the customs computerised system to facilitate the fraudulent clearance of a motor vehicle by evading tax.
Nsale's co-accused were charged last year and are out on bail.
The prosecution further alleges that on August 6, 2024, in Kampala District, the accused aided the commission of a tax offence by falsifying the clearance details of a Toyota Harrier, registration number UBR 998H. The accused allegedly used Tax Identification Number (TIN) 1027802835 belonging to Wamala and falsely indicated that customs duty amounting to Sh24.1 million had been paid.