City businessman Henry Sserunjoji has been accused of evading taxes amounting to shillings 47.9 million. The charges were filed on January 10, 2024, at the Nakasero-based Anti-Corruption Court before Senior Principal Magistrate Grade One Albert Asiimwe.
Sserunjoji is specifically charged with the possession of uncustomed goods and fraudulent evasion of duty under sections 200(d) of the East African Community Customs Management Act of 2004. The allegations stem from an incident in November 2023 in Kampala, where Sserunjoji and accomplices, still at large, were reportedly found in possession of uncustomed goods—a Ford Ranger motor vehicle, model 2020, with a dutiable value of shillings 47.9 million.
The prosecution further contends that Sserunjoji, with the intent to evade taxes, unlawfully fixed registration number plate UBP 807H on the Ford Ranger model 2020, resulting in a loss of taxes. Sserunjoji has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Senior Principal Magistrate Albert Asiimwe granted Sserunjoji a cash bail of shillings 2 million, and two sureties are required to execute non-cash bail amounting to shillings 10 million each.
Under section 200(d)(iii) of the East African Community Customs Management Act, anyone found guilty of this offence may face imprisonment not exceeding five years or a penalty of fifty percent of the dutiable value involved, or both. Additionally, under section 203 of the same Act, a convicted individual could face imprisonment for a term not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding $10,000 (approximately sh37.7 million), or both.
