How German national lost sh5b to gold mafia

After losing over $1.5m (about sh5.7b) to gold scammers who had been introduced to him by Peter Musoke, a senior lawyer and former partner at Shonubi, Musoke & Company Advocates, a German national, Christian Arndt, was allegedly threatened with death and ordered never to come back to Uganda. When he left the country, he was also subjected to a series of arrests by his partners back in Dubai. On September 18, 2026, Arndt landed at Entebbe International Airport, having almost spent two years out of the country.

Musoke (left) with a clearing agent in Tanzania showing samples of alleged gold.