Written By | Staff Writer
Muwonge Muhammed, and a one Ssozi Abdalla were presented before the Mukono Magistrates Court over counts of land-related crimes and other offenses.
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MUKONO, Uganda
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU), alongside the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), has arraigned the Luwunga Village Chairman, Muhammed Muwonge, and Abdalla Ssozi before the Mukono Magistrates Court over multiple counts of land-related crimes and other offenses. The accused were remanded to custody until August 26, 2026.
According to the prosecution, between October and November 2025 in Luwunga Village, Nama Sub-County, Mukono District, the duo allegedly forcibly entered a piece of land measuring approximately 311 acres, comprised in Block 167, Plot 81, Kyaggwe. The land is registered under the name of Stella Kiwanuka, the administrator of the estate of the late Joseph Musanze Kiwanuka.
It is alleged that Ssozi falsely identified himself as the owner of the disputed land and, together with Muwonge, the LC1 Chairman, forged sale agreements that were issued to several victims. The duo joins notorious land grabbers Bonniface Kayongo and Hamuza Kiseka, who were previously charged and remanded over similar allegations.
Furthermore, the suspects allegedly stole property belonging to several occupants on the land, including metallic water tanks and water pumping machines, while causing extensive damage to residential houses. They also uprooted and destroyed various crops—including maize, cassava, sweet potatoes, sugar cane, tomatoes, banana plantations, and eucalyptus trees—collectively valued at approximately UGX 1 billion.
