Bad Black pinned over sh11b

By Edward Anyoli

Shanita Namuyimbwa a.k.a. Bad Black failed to account for sh11b from Daveshan Development Limited, Court heard on Thursday.

David Greenhalgh, a co-director who testified as the first prosecution witness, told Court that Bad Black failed to account for the company's money.

Greenhalgh said they opened up a company in September 2010 to deal in real estate business and wired U$2m from the United Kingdom to facilitate the business.

The witness told the Anti-Corruption Court presided over by Justice Catherine Bamugemereire that because of his busy scheduled in the UK, he authorized Bad Black to sign cheques and withdraw money from the company's account in Barclays Bank Garden City branch.

 Bad Black is accused of embezzling sh11b from Daveshan where she had 25% shares in the company. She denied the charge. In another separate charge the accused is jointly charged with Meddie Ssentogo, a city socialite for conspiring to defraud the company of U$9m (sh20b)

Greenhalgh testified that when he demanded accountability of the U$2m, Bad Black failed to account for how the money was spent.

"She showed me two houses off Bombo road but they were not worth the money. When I asked for documents, she could not produce any," Greenhalgh testified.

The Briton further told Court that Bad Black claimed there were other pieces of land at Nkumba, in Entebbe, where a hotel was being constructed but still he [Greenhalgh] did not see the land.

Greenhalgh said he met the accused young woman at Rock Garden on Speke Road in Kampala in 2009 at about 10pm, spent that evening together and eventually they became friends.

He told court that when he met Bad Black, she was about six months pregnant with another man's child but he treated her as his wife.

"I provided funds for her upkeep and other personal needs. But after several attempts to get proper accountability how this money was spent,I was advised by my lawyer to report this case to police which I did," Greenhalgh said.

In Court Meddie Ssentongo, Bad Black's co-accused stood next to her as she sat down following a request from her lawyer. Ssentogo was further remanded to Luzira prion until Friday [today] when Court will rule over his bail application.
Shanita Namuyimba(BAD BLACK) with her English boyfriend David Greenhalgh outsider the anti corruption court on 23th Feb 2012. By Nicholas Oneal

Ssentogo kept glancing at Bad Black during the proceedings which lasted for about three hours.

Prosecution led by Paul Lakidi alleges that in September 2010, Greenhalgh jointly formed a company with Bad Black. The company which was registered as Daveshan Development Limited, sought to deal in land purchase and property management.

Greenhalgh, who is a manager in Air Services in the UK, had 75% shares while Bad Black had 25% shares. The two opened an account in Barclays Bank Garden City to operate the business.

According to prosecution, Bad Black did not contribute any money towards the opening the business.