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Fraud Cited in Parish Development Model (PDM) Funds Transfer

22 February, 2024
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Cases of fraud have been cited in the disbursement of funds to beneficiaries of government’s Parish Development Model (PDM) in Sironko District.


Gumonye Peter a resident of Bumadeyemu parish in Busiita Sub County is a member of Bumadyemu parish development sacco in Sironko District. According to Gumonye, he received a mobile money message of one million shillings on his phone but the money was immediately withdrawn with a message notifying him of how he had sent it to someone else and that he had changed his password.

Dennis Ephraim Balwaniregha the Sironko Resident District Commissioner says the introduction of a mobile wallet platform, WENDI, by Post Bank last year saved PDM beneficiaries from having to travel physically to their respective banks to access PDM funds. Balwaniregha however says that some unscrupulous elements have hacked the WENDI banking platform and five beneficiaries have lost money transferred to their personal mobile money numbers.

Nabulo Jackline the Elgon Zone PDM Coordinator says that they have arrested a suspected hacker, Eddy Magomu to aid in the investigations. 

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