Three KCCA Ministry Zonal Office officials and a land dealer face charges over the alleged fraudulent transfer of a Munyonyo property valued at more than Shs600 million, with two other individuals summoned.
Four people, including three officials attached to the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Ministry Zonal Office, have been remanded until October 29, 2026, over the alleged fraudulent acquisition and transfer of land in Munyonyo, Kampala.
The accused, Charles Jude Wasswa, a Principal Assistant Secretary; Ronah Agaba, a government valuer; Esther Achom, a data entry clerk; and land dealer John Kizito, appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court on charges including abuse of office, criminal conspiracy, forgery and fraudulent procurement of title.
Prosecution alleges that the offences were committed in 2024 and involved approximately 0.2020 hectares of land on Plot 532, Block 255, Kyadondo, Munyonyo, belonging to James Mulebeke.
According to investigators, Mulebeke had been the registered proprietor since 2011, but the accused allegedly conspired to obtain a special certificate of title and facilitate the transfer of the property without his knowledge or consent.
Prosecution alleges that Kizito initiated the process by providing documents for the acquisition of a special certificate of title, while Achom received the transaction documents and forwarded them to Wasswa for processing.
However, the documents were allegedly never officially received at the KCCA zonal office, and the application for the special certificate of title was reportedly supported by forged documents.
Wasswa is accused of using his position to influence Madinah Nabukeera, a registrar of titles at the zonal office, to issue the special certificate without requiring the registered owner to appear for identification. He allegedly told the registrar that he knew the applicant.
Investigators further allege that Nabukeera subsequently approved the transfer of the land to Kizito without requiring the registered proprietor to appear for identification or verifying the authenticity of the national identity card and receipts for stamp duty and registration fees.
The prosecution also alleges that Agaba valued the land at Shs200 million, despite its estimated prevailing market value exceeding Shs600 million.
In a related aspect of the investigation, government valuer Jude Tadeo Mulindwa is accused of processing the transaction without payment of the required stamp duty.
Authorities allege that the actions resulted in the irregular issuance of a special certificate of title and the fraudulent transfer of the property, potentially depriving its rightful owner of his land.
Meanwhile, the court has issued criminal summons for Nabukeera and Mulindwa in connection with the alleged transaction.
The four accused remain on remand as the case proceeds. They have not been convicted of the charges against them.