The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, working jointly with the Police Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, has charged three individuals in connection with the unlawful takeover of land in Ndejje–Lubugumu, Makindye Ssabagabo.
The suspects, Male Umar, Nsereko Hood Mukasa Ssembatya, and Namboze Janat Nsubuga appeared before the Makindye Chief Magistrates Court on charges of unlawful possession, malicious damage to property, and criminal trespass.
Investigations revealed that the trio forcefully seized the four-acre estate of the late Ibrahim Kateregga between 2024 and 2025, aided by armed men carrying guns, machetes, and sticks. They fenced off the land, preventing Kateregga’s family from accessing it, and later sold three acres without any valid ownership documents.
The case is now before court as authorities intensify efforts to curb land-related corruption and criminal activity.
In the quiet suburb of Ndejje – Lubugumu, Makindye Ssabagabo, a storm brewed over four acres of land once belonging to the late Ibrahim Kateregga. His family’s grief was compounded when strangers, backed by men wielding guns and machetes, fenced off the property and declared it theirs.
Between 2024 and 2025, the land was not only seized but partially sold three acres gone without a single legal document to justify the transaction. The family was locked out, their inheritance slipping away under the shadow of intimidation.
But the tide has turned. The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, together with police investigators and government prosecutors, has brought the alleged perpetrators Male Umar, Nsereko Hood Mukasa Ssembatya, and Namboze Janat Nsubuga before the Makindye Chief Magistrates Court.
Their trial marks a critical step in the fight against land grabbing and corruption, offering a glimmer of justice to Kateregga’s heirs.
