By Spy Uganda
A complex and bitter dispute over two multi-billion-shilling prime properties in the upscale Kololo neighborhood has exploded into the open, pitting a Ugandan businessman against an overseas-based investor and implicating the police, media, and the very integrity of the land registry system.
The scandal, which involves allegations of forged title transfers, defamation, and a high-profile police investigation, centers on two luxury condominiums: Unit 13 at Windsor Crescent, Plot 48A, and Unit 108 on Kololo Hill Drive, Plot 17-19.
The controversy became public when the Vision Group published articles on September 4th and 24th, 2025, under headlines such as “Two Arrested Over Sh2.4b Kololo Land Title Fraud.” The reports stated that the Police Land Protection Unit had arrested two individuals, Benon Mugerwa and David Kenneth Numembi, for their alleged involvement in the fraudulent transfer of the properties.
According to the news report, the investigation was triggered by a complaint from Dr. Dennis Daniel Seemugenyi of Daniel Dennis Investment Group Limited, who claims to be the rightful owner but resides in New York, USA. His Ugandan coordinator, Richard Ssemakula, reported the matter to Kira Road Police Station under case file SD REF: 51/25/08/2025. Ssemakula asserted that Seemugenyi never sold the properties and that Numembi, with the help of others still at large, illicitly transferred the titles into his own name within a two-week period before renting them out.
The Accused Fights Back: A Forceful Legal Rebuttal
In a dramatic turn of events, David Numembi has launched a fierce legal counteroffensive. Through his lawyers, Mbidde & Co. Advocates, he served a formal “Objection/Notice to Sue” upon the Vision Group on September 26th, 2025, demanding an immediate retraction of the articles, which he labels as “calumnious,” “traduces,” and “defamatory.”
The legal letter presents a starkly different narrative. It contends that Numembi is the lawful and bona fide owner of the properties, having acquired them with “clean titles, devoid of any encumbrances.” To substantiate this claim, the law firm attached official search results from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, dated August 20, 2025.
The Smoking Gun: Official Land Registry Documents
The documents provided by Numembi’s lawyers appear to be compelling. Certificates of Title and official search confirmations name “NUMEMBI DAVID KENNETH” as the registered proprietor of both properties, with the ownership registered on August 15, 2025.
The documents specify:
– Property 1: Leasehold Register Volume KCCAC99 Folio 21, Windsor Crescent Plot 48A:13 (Unit 13).
– Property 2: Leasehold Register Volume KCCA411 Folio 14, Kololo Hill Drive Plot 17-19:108 (Unit 108).
Furthermore, the records show that Numembi subsequently mortgaged both properties to Tropical Bank Limited on August 19, 2025, for UGX 840,000,000—an action typically only possible for a recognized legal owner.
The lawyers argue that their client’s peaceful enjoyment of his property is being disturbed by “fetid, contumelious and muckraking publications” based on the “frolicsome figment of land ownership” by Seemugenyi, whom they describe as a “fugitive” who “carries no title to his name.”
A Tangled History of Ownership
Adding layers to the mystery, the historical title documents reveal a complex chain of ownership. The title for the Kololo Hill Drive property (Volume KCCA411 Folio 14) shows that before Numembi, it was briefly registered to a “Kamersi Fred” on August 12, 2025. Prior to that, the registered proprietors were “Universal-Establishments Limited” and “Joseph Gujapudde Kasule” as of August 2018.
Similarly, the Windsor Crescent property (Volume KCCAC99 Folio 21) shows a transfer from “Canaanze-Construction Limited” to “Joseph Gimapudde Kasule” on August 6, 2025, then to “Kamersi Fred” on August 12, 2025, and finally to Numembi on August 15, 2025. This rapid succession of transactions in early August 2025 is at the heart of the police investigation.
A Clash of Narratives and Impending Legal Battle
The case now presents a classic “he said, she said” confrontation with millions of dollars at stake. On one side, Seemugenyi and his investment group claim to be victims of a sophisticated fraud, pointing to the police arrests as validation. On the other, David Numembi asserts his legal ownership is incontrovertibly proven by the official land registry and accuses Seemugenyi of waging a smear campaign through the media.
Meanwhile, the unbwogable law firm has since warned: Vision Group must retract the stories and cease being “an instrument of oppression,” or face a defamation lawsuit.
Below Are Full Documents About This Saga
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