By Our Reporter
In a country where land is one of the most hotly contested assets, a new chapter in Uganda’s land wrangle saga is unfolding in the High Court’s Land Division. This time, it features Kampala-based land broker Muhammad Kamoga, who has been handed a final one-week ultimatum to produce more than 40 missing land titles—or risk imprisonment.
Kamoga, the owner of Kamoga Property Consultants, was arrested by court bailiffs and brought before High Court Registrar Karen Christine Namutebi earlier today. His arrest stems from his failure to honor a five-year-old consent judgment involving a contested property in Garuga–Bugabo, Wakiso District. The judgment required Kamoga to return 45 land titles, which he had originally held in trust during a subdivision process.
Despite having committed in 2018 to return the titles, Kamoga has since failed to comply, allegedly transferring many of the titles into his own name. This has left original landowner Andrew Nganda Bugingo and several other beneficiaries stranded, unable to claim or develop their land in Block 432, Plots 111 and 131.
Kamoga’s legal counsel, Moses Karungi, argued in court that they are working to recover the documents. In a decision that could either be a last lifeline or a delay tactic, the registrar granted a final one-week extension, setting a deadline of May 12, 2025. Court warned that if he fails again, Kamoga could face immediate incarceration in Luzira Civil Prison.
