A city businessman has been charged with evading taxes to the tune of shillings 47.9 million. 

Henry Sserunjoji, was on January 10, 2024, charged at the Nakasero-based Anti-Corruption Court before Senior Principal Magistrate Grade One Abert Asiimwe. 

He was charged with being in possession of un-customed goods and fraudulent evasion of payment of duty.   

Sserunjoji was charged under section 200(d) East African Community Customs Management Act of 2004 and section 200(d) East African Community Customs Management Act of 2004. 

It is alleged that Sserunjoji and others still at large in November 2023 in Kampala, were found in possession of uncustomed goods, a Ford Ranger motor vehicle, model 2020 whose dutiable value is shillings 47.9 million. 

The prosecution further alleged that Sserunjoji, for purposes of evading taxes fixed registration number plate UBP 807H on a Ford Ranger model 2020 illegally. According to the prosecution, the act led to a loss of taxes. He denied the charges. 

Magistrate Asiimwe granted Sserunjoji a cash bail of shillings 2 million and two of his sureties are to execute non-cash bail of shillings 10 million. 

What the law says  

Under section 200(d)(iii) of EACCMA any person found guilty of the offence shall be liable on conviction to imprisonment not exceeding five years or to fifty percent of the dutiable value involved or both. 

Under section 203 of the East African Community Customs Management Act, of 2004, a person found guilty of the offence shall be liable to imprisonment for a prison term not exceeding three years or to a fine not exceeding $10,000 (about sh37.7m) or both.