KAMPALA, Uganda
A Senior Land Management Officer attached to Mbale City has been charged before the Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court over allegations of abuse of office and the fraudulent processing of a government land title.
Emmanuel Paul Kigaye, the Senior Land Management Officer for Mbale City, was arraigned by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, working jointly with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
He was charged with abuse of office and fraudulent procurement of a certificate of title before being remanded until July 16, 2026.
Kigaye was charged with abuse of office and fraudulent procurement of a certificate of title
According to prosecutors, between September 2019 and May 2023, while serving as Senior Land Management Officer in Mbale City, Kigaye allegedly acted irregularly by causing the Registrar of Titles at the Mbale MZO to prepare a certificate of title for Plot 27, Bishop Masaba Road, in the name of businessman Moses Wamatsembe.
Investigators allege that the action was unlawful because the land had already been allocated to the Dairy Development Authority (DDA).
The prosecution further alleges that Kigaye fraudulently processed and procured the registration of a freehold certificate of title, referenced as FRV MBA199 Folio 22, Instrument No. MBA-0009476, for the 0.5040-hectare property located at Plot 27, Bishop Masaba Road, Fairway Cell, in the name of Wamatsembe.
The case forms part of ongoing efforts by anti-corruption agencies to investigate and prosecute the alleged illegal allocation and transfer of public land.
Kigaye remains on remand pending his next court appearance as investigations continue.
