Kampala, Uganda — A shocking whistleblower report has surfaced alleging a wide-reaching predatory loan scheme targeting security guards assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Kampala.
The report implicates former and current insiders, including a former embassy guard-turned-lender, court officials, and an active embassy staff member, in what appears to be a coordinated exploitation network involving falsified loan claims, illegal detentions and internal data leaks.
At the center of the allegations is Samuel Ojok, director of Evekot Financial Services, a former U.S. embassy security guard accused of falsifying or inflating loan claims against his former colleagues.
Ojok allegedly uses private employment data to file duplicate or fraudulent loan suits in coordination with Fabian Apollo Osineangan, a current U.S. embassy staff member said to have leaked confidential details including guards’ salaries, work schedules, and residential locations.
According to the report, dozens of guards—both former and active—have fallen prey to the scam. Many were allegedly served falsified court summons or never served at all, resulting in default judgments issued by Magistrate Igga Adiru of Makindye Court.
Some guards, unaware of legitimate legal proceedings, were shocked to be arrested or coerced into settlements without legal representation. One such case involves a former embassy guard currently held in Luzira Civil Prison over a contested UGX 10 million loan. No record of verified disbursement or fair trial exists in his case, the report says.
The report states, “If the walls he once guarded cannot now guard his dignity, then the institution has not only failed him—it indicts itself by omission.”
Among the implicated are Suzan Acheng, a court clerk accused of facilitating fake service of court documents and David Wasswa, a bailiff alleged to have executed arrests without verifying claim legitimacy.
A victim matrix cited in the report paints a damning picture:
91% of cases lacked loan disbursement evidence
87% involved improper or no court service
100% resulted in rulings favoring Evekot
0% of victims had legal representation
The guards earning an average of UGX 450,000 per month, reportedly dismissed the summonses as scams or hoaxes—until arrests and wage garnishments began.
Calls for Urgent Action
The whistleblower calls on the U.S. Embassy in Kampala to take immediate steps, including:
Filing habeas corpus petitions for guards detained under fraudulent claims,
Auditing embassy data flows and investigating staff conduct, engaging legal aid organizations to assist victims, reinstating wrongfully detained or dismissed guards
Referring the case to U.S. authorities under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
Additionally, the report urges Ugandan authorities to:Suspend implicated court staff, reopen suspect cases, audit Evekot’s operations, investigate judicial bias and illegal detentions
While the identities of affected guards are currently withheld for safety, the whistleblower warns that full disclosure—including court files, loan histories, and a borrower list—will follow if redress is not initiated promptly.
“The names may remain quiet. But the facts cannot. Truth is not less true because it arrives through whisper.”
This explosive dossier raises serious concerns not just about judicial integrity and data privacy, but also about the embassy’s internal oversight mechanisms. With lives and livelihoods hanging in the balance, both Ugandan and U.S. authorities face mounting pressure to act.
