This archive report was first published on 11 July 2019.
Published on July 11, 2019
Court Summons Kabaka Over Land Grabbing Allegations ¶
Uganda's High Court in Mukono has summoned Kabaka Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II to defend himself against accusations of land grabbing.
The Kabaka is accused of unlawfully taking a 122-acre land in Nyanama-uwera Kyagwe County, Buikwe District, which belonged to the complainants' grandfather.
The complainants, including Mr. Abby Mutyaba, Mr. Christopher Katende, Mr. Paul Kaliga, and Mr. Charles Mugambe, claim to be the rightful owners of the land, which they inherited from their grandfather Yosufu Mukasa.
According to the family's lawyers, Baganda and Ssekatawa Advocates, the original duplicate of the title got lost, and the family tried to apply for a special certificate of title but failed because Mr. Elbright Ssemboga Kalule and the Kabaka had already claimed ownership of the land.
The Kabaka and other defendants, including Mr. Kalule, a city businessman, Mr. David Nsereko, a Buganda Kingdom official, and the Mukono District registrar of titles, have up Thursday to file in their defence.
Mr. Nsereko, one of the defendants, has denied the allegations, stating that they followed all processes in selling the land to the Kabaka.
