By Investigative Desk | August 2025
The storm engulfing Ministry of Works and Transport staff Andrew Muhangi has taken a bizarre turn, with credible sources alleging that the embattled civil servant has now resorted to witchcraft and blackmail in a desperate attempt to salvage his crumbling career.
Muhangi, who just weeks ago was blocked from securing a top job at the Inspectorate of Government and Uganda National Oil Company after intelligence reports linked him to fraud, forged academic papers, theft scandals, and suspicious wealth, is now said to be clutching at supernatural straws to “reverse his bad luck.”
Witchcraft in the Office?
A close source at the Ministry claims that Muhangi was spotted last week inside his office in possession of mysterious substances believed to be related to witchcraft rituals. “It was shocking,” the insider said. “He had wrapped items and powders which he handled very secretively. People are whispering that he is trying to ‘cleanse’ his troubles or curse those he thinks are behind them.”
Parallel to these bizarre reports, Muhangi is accused of orchestrating a smear and blackmail campaign against senior Ministry officials, including a high-ranking Commissioner. According to intelligence sources, the campaign is being executed through online publications and anonymous articles aimed at tarnishing reputations and creating a diversion from his own troubles.
Police investigations have revealed that two men — Asingwire Edson, alias Okoronko, and Philip Muramira Bahika — have allegedly been hired to spearhead the digital attacks. The two are reportedly on the run and are wanted for defamation and violations under Uganda’s Computer Misuse Act.
Authorities believe Muhangi targeted these top officials because he suspects they played a role in exposing his alleged involvement in money laundering schemes.
This latest scandal comes on the heels of a damning investigative report that painted Muhangi as the central figure in a web of shady dealings, including the FACE Technologies server theft saga, ghost procurements, and lavish investments in a billion-shilling agricultural estate in Bushenyi — assets far beyond the reach of his official salary.
From being hailed as the “youngest wealthy civil servant” to now becoming a symbol of greed, deception, and desperation, Muhangi’s fall from grace is both dramatic and cautionary.
Police sources say the witchcraft allegations will be examined alongside ongoing corruption and money laundering investigations, noting that “such actions, if true, show the extent to which some public servants will go to evade accountability.”
For now, the man who once flaunted his wealth in Kampala’s nightlife is left fighting on two fronts — the law and his own unraveling public image — with each passing day drawing him deeper into scandal.
