A Ugandan man behind a fake common Sheafra currency that has been doing rounds on social media has finally broken his silence about the intentions of the move.
According to Moses Haabwa, he is in the process of legalising the fake Sheafra Currency he created and started spreading claiming to be the new East African common currency.
The move that caused a fuss on social media was marked fake by relevant authorities after it had gone viral through a verified X page named Government of East Africa.
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However, he noted that he did not intend to have the post gather as much traction as it did, seeing that it was not the first kindo of such post that his page had made with no much interactions.
When questioned about his actions stated that he had initiated the move to make it legal. “We are in the process of making these things legal, step by step. Starting from the country we are in.”
Speaking to the BBC, Haabwa stated that his intentions of creating the currency were to inspire hope to East Africans as the proposed common currency was taking too long to be released.
The page that Moses Haabwa used to make the publications is verified by a checkmark used by governmental or multilateral organisations raising controversy on how Haabwa gained the checkmark that belongs to state agencies.
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Haabwa also claims to be a Retired Ambassador of a European dukedom which is unknown but still verified with a grey checkmark on X making it more complicated.
This also comes after the East African Community stated that they aim to release a common currency in 2031 which will be used by countries within East Africa.