Socialite ‘Don Chris’ remanded to Luzira over Shs725m job fraud

Socialite and businessman Christian Asiimwe, popularly known as Don Chris, has been remanded to Luzira Prison after pleading not guilty to 127 counts of obtaining money by false pretences in an alleged Shs725.6 million overseas job recruitment scam.

Asiimwe, the director of Sky Pins Tours and Travel Company, appeared unrepresented before Senior Principal Magistrate Grade One Nicholas Aisu at the City Hall Court in Kampala. Facing seven separate charge sheets, the accused remained calm and composed in a packed courtroom filled with distressed job seekers, maintaining steady eye…