Socialite Don Chris slapped with 350 new charges in Shs1.4b job scam case

Socialite Christian Asiimwe, alias Don Chris, in the dock at City Hall Court on September 2, 2026, where he denied 127 counts of obtaining Shs725.6m by false pretences in an alleged overseas recruitment scheme. Magistrate Nicholas Aisu remanded the Sky Pins Tours director to Luzira Prison until September 21 for trial. PHOTO/ JULIET KIGONGO

The alleged job scam case against socialite and businessman Christian Asiimwe, alias Don Chris, has widened after the State slapped 350 additional charges involving Shs1.4 billion against him. The fresh charges were presented before the City Hall Court today, forcing the prosecution to halt the scheduled hearing of six earlier files to formally present the new allegations to the accused.