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IT consultant charged over fraudulent vehicle clearance
Nsale was charged on July 21, 2026, before Principal Grade One Magistrate Paul Mujuni and remanded until July 27, 2026, when the case will come up for mention, and the prosecution will update court on the status of investigations. Nsale did not apply for bail, although the magistrate explained that he had the right to seek it.
IT consultant charged over fraudulent vehicle clearance
By: Edward Anyoli, Journalist @New Vision
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An information technology consultant has been charged before the Nakasero-based court for allegedly gaining unlawful access to the customs computerised system and falsifying the clearance of goods.
The accused, 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 motor vehicle, 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.
Nsale was charged on July 21, 2026, before Principal Grade One Magistrate Paul Mujuni and remanded until July 27, 2026, when the case will come up for mention, and the prosecution will update court on the status of investigations. Nsale did not apply for bail, although the magistrate explained that he had the right to seek it.
His lawyer, David Kamukama, said they were yet to apply for bail.
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 Toll Free of Spectrum Uganda, located on Vubyabirenge Close, Ntinda-Stretcher Road; and another accused person identified only as Jackson Birungi, falsified information stored in the customs computerised system to allegedly facilitate the clearance of motor vehicle tax.
His lawyer, David Kamukama, said they were yet to apply for bail.
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 Toll Free of Spectrum Uganda, located on Vubyabirenge Close, Ntinda-Stretcher Road; and another accused person identified only as Jackson Birungi, falsified information stored in the customs computerised system to allegedly facilitate the clearance of motor vehicle tax.
Nsale’s co-accused were charged last year and are out on bail.
The prosecution was led by Davis Thomas Lomuria, the manager in charge of prosecution, and Hildah Atusiimire, a supervisor at URA.
The prosecution further alleges that the accused aided the commission of a tax offence on August 6, 2024, in Kampala District, by falsifying the clearance details of a Toyota Harrier motor vehicle, 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.
The prosecution was led by Davis Thomas Lomuria, the manager in charge of prosecution, and Hildah Atusiimire, a supervisor at URA.
The prosecution further alleges that the accused aided the commission of a tax offence on August 6, 2024, in Kampala District, by falsifying the clearance details of a Toyota Harrier motor vehicle, 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.