Duncan Tumusiime Mutebile has accused his stepmother and a co-administrator of the late Bank of Uganda governor’s estate of concealing assets and arranging his confinement in a psychiatric facility, allegations the administrators dispute.
A dispute over the estate of former Bank of Uganda governor Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile has escalated, with his son accusing the estate administrators of concealing property, making disputed land transfers and unlawfully confining him in a psychiatric facility.
The allegations are contained in Civil Suit No. 342 of 2026, filed in the Family Division of the High Court in Kampala by Duncan Tumusiime Mutebile through his appointed attorneys, Joseph Ntegyereize Mutebile, his paternal uncle, and Caleb Karyaho Tukaikiriza, his maternal uncle.
Duncan is seeking the revocation of letters of administration held by his stepmother, Betty Tumusiime Mutebile, and David Kyomukama Mutebile.
In the suit, Duncan alleges that the administrators submitted incomplete or misleading inventories of the estate, concealing assets that include commercial properties on Mabua Road in Kololo, shares in Garuga Properties Ltd, a matooke plantation in Lwengo, forestry land in Nakaseke and various bank accounts.
He further alleges that estate assets, including the Kololo property, were transferred into Betty Mutebile’s personal name without his consent.
Duncan’s attorneys also accuse the administrators of arranging his involuntary confinement at psychiatric facilities, including Hope and Beyond Rehabilitation Centre in Mpigi, to prevent him from challenging decisions concerning the estate.
On September 28, 2026, his legal team lodged a complaint with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and Kira Road Police Station, registered under CRB 1197/2026, seeking an investigation into alleged kidnapping and unlawful confinement under Section 227 of the Penal Code Act.
The administrators have rejected Duncan’s claim to be the biological son of the former governor. In their written statement of defence filed on October 14, 2026, they contend that his biological father is a man identified as Disan Tumusiime.
They also challenge the validity of a power of attorney Duncan executed on September 9, 2026, arguing that it is invalid because he has bipolar affective disorder and was coerced by his attorneys, whom they accuse of pursuing personal interests.
Duncan’s attorneys dispute those claims, saying they possess a birth certificate affirming his parentage and a psychiatric evaluation report issued by Kira Health Centre IV on September 24, 2026.
The report, conducted by Senior Psychiatric Clinical Officer Charles Mupere, reportedly found that Duncan had intact cognition, was fully oriented and had no established psychopathology. His attorneys rely on the assessment to challenge the claim that he lacked the mental capacity to execute the power of attorney.
Following the complaint to the ODPP, state prosecutor Hanifa Kasana on October 22, 2026, directed the Divisional Criminal Investigations Officer at Kira Road Police Station to submit the police file for consideration of the complaint.
On October 23, 2026, Deputy Assistant Superintendent of Police Flavia Natabirwa Namutebi also wrote to the administrator of Hope and Beyond Rehabilitation Centre, requesting Duncan’s medical history and directing that he be transferred to a government facility for assessment by a state psychiatrist.
The civil dispute remains before the High Court’s Family Division, while police and prosecutorial authorities consider the allegations concerning Duncan’s confinement.
The claims by both sides remain subject to determination through the relevant legal processes.