By Spy Uganda
The Chief Magistrates’ Court in Entebbe, presided over by Her Worship Stellah Maris Amabirisi, has directed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to produce witnesses in the ongoing land fraud case involving controversial property dealer Muhammad Kamoga.
Kamoga is accused of forging signatures on land transfer forms in a fraudulent transaction concerning 200 acres of land in Bukaaya, Wakiso District, allegedly owned by Peter Babingamba. The court’s directive marks a new stage in a case that has seen years of delays, evasion, and mounting legal battles.
Kamoga, formerly operating under the now-defunct Kamoga Properties, was arrested from a hiding place earlier this year following a warrant issued by the High Court Land Division. His arrest came after he escaped from the Entebbe Magistrate’s Court on March 28, where he was scheduled to answer to eight charges of fraud.
He was later presented before Deputy Registrar Christine Namutebi, where he initially claimed to have handed over all the disputed land titles to the court. However, upon verification, he admitted to submitting only one certificate of title, covering eight acres, to the complainant’s lawyer, Mr. Zack Olum. Kamoga then requested a one-month extension to produce the remaining 30 titles related to land in Bugabo-Garuga, Entebbe.
Lawyers representing the complainant, Mr. Andrew Bugingo Nganda, opposed the extension, citing Kamoga’s long-standing evasion of justice dating back to 2018 and inconsistencies in his statements. Despite their objections, Registrar Namutebi ordered Kamoga’s temporary release, directing him to return to court on May 5, 2025, with all outstanding land titles.
“You are hereby directed to appear in court within seven days with the land titles. Since the deadline falls on May 1, this matter is adjourned to May 5,” ruled the Registrar.
Following his release, Kamoga told reporters that the matter had been resolved in 2018—a claim that directly contradicts ongoing legal proceedings.
According to court records, Kamoga is also accused of fraudulently dealing in 16 acres of land in Bugabo-Garuga and violating a consent order issued on August 31, 2018, which required him to surrender 45 land titles to Mr. Nganda.
He is jointly accused with Mr. Fredrick Kwatakunsawo Ssengooba, who has also claimed to be a victim of Kamoga’s fraudulent dealings. In a separate civil suit filed in 2021, Kwatakunsawo sued Kamoga in the Commercial Court for over UGX 1 billion, alleging Kamoga unlawfully transferred land in Bukaya into his own name without any compensation. That case is still awaiting judgment.
This is the second time Kamoga has narrowly avoided imprisonment. His most recent escape in March from court proceedings in Entebbe delayed fraud and forgery charges related to the same 200-acre land deal in Garuga.
Nganda, the primary complainant, accuses Kamoga of illegally transferring multiple land titles into his name, subdividing and reselling plots, and even donating part of the contested land for the construction of a mosque in Bukaya.
Frustrated by the slow progress of the case, Nganda expressed his dismay after the court session:
“It’s very expensive to get justice in Uganda. I am going to petition the Principal Judge and Chief Justice. I saw double standards in that courtroom, and I will not stop until I get justice.”
The court’s latest directive requiring the DPP to bring witnesses may finally move the long-standing case toward resolution.
