Lawyer remanded, fails to pay retired Supreme Court judge Kainyehamba’s sh200m

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A lawyer charged with money laundering in connection to receiving funds belonging to the late Supreme Court judge George Kanyeihamba and depositing them into the law firm’s account, has been further remanded to Luzira Prison.

Anti-Corruption Court principal magistrate grade I Christopher Opit on Monday, July 14, 2025, remanded lawyer Andrew Obam, 38, until July 25, when the accused will re-appear in the court to know the status of investigations in the matter.

Obam is an advocate of the High Court practicing with Loi Advocates.

He is battling charges of money laundering, contrary to sections 3(c),119 and 139(1) (a) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act. The offence attracts a maximum sentence of 15 years' imprisonment on conviction.

A source from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, who preferred anonymity, revealed that a decision to charge Obam was arrived at after he failed to pay the money.

“The lawyer, who has been on bond has been promising to pay the money, in vain,” the source revealed.

Allegations

Proseuction alleges that Obam from October 2022 to September 2024 at Bank of Africa, Kololo Branch, in Kampala city, intentionally received $56,800 through account number 0393200206, in the name of Loi Advocates to which he is a partner, being funds that were fraudulently credited to the account of the said law firm, from the bank account of Kanyeihamba using cheques that were stolen from the retired judge, knowing at the time of receipt that the said funds were proceeds of time.