An email sent to Buganda Post by someone who claims to have family in Nanziga, Masaka Road, Busiro county requests us to inform one Ms. Nakitto Sempa that her land in Naziga is being illegally grabbed by a man called Haji Musaayi. And that Musaayi is only a front for wealth Banyankore who want to make Masaka road their education corridor where their children get educated but can easily escape or be defended West of Kampala if things went wrong…

Since 1966 Uganda governments have worked hard to destroy the idea of Buganda’s counties or masaza (singular: ssaza). Presidents Obote, Amin and more recently Museveni have all established administrative units to cut up Buganda and create a system destroying the geographic integrity of Buganda and thereby make the continued existence of the kingdom impractical. Such artificial administrative units included Region, Province, District, LCs and Regional Tier. Mr. Museveni’s government has gone as far as introducing the name “Central Region” to replace “Buganda”.

Traditionally, Buganda is divided into 18 counties or masaza: Buddu, Bugerere, Bulemeezi, Buluuli, Busiro, Busujju, Butambala, Buvuma, Buweekula, Gomba, Kabula, Kooki, Kyaddondo, Kyaggwe, Mawogola, Mawokota, Ssese, Ssingo.

Under international law, an agreement is legal only if the associated transaction is legal. On Tuesday October 28, 2008, President Mwai Kibaki dragged Kenya into Museveni’s long illegal campaign to give away Buganda land without authorization from Parliament, City Council or Baganda. Kibaki and Museveni signed a protocol that would give the Kitante Courts land on Yusuf Lule Avenue to the Republic of Kenya. However a prominent Ugandan historian told us that the public land in Mulago area, including the piece that Museveni gave away to Kenya, is owned by Buganda and only under lease to Kampala City Council, according to agreements made in the 1950s and before.

The family of the late Freda Lule, daughter to former Uganda president, Yusuf Lule, accuse flamboyant Kampala lawyer, Andrew Kasirye of land fraud. Led by William Blick, the family has filed a complaint against Kasirye with the Uganda Law Council, accusing him of fraudulently selling their land to two different people and pocketing the loot.

Betty Bakireke Nambooze has promised her listeners that the fight by her Civil Education Committee for Buganda’s land and human rights will soon be stepped up. She explained that the relative quiet that followed the illegal kidnap and captivity of herself, Lubega Sseggona and Peter Mayiga was only a tactical withdraw. The Civic Education Committee [...]

A sources in the Mmengo establishment has told this reporter that Katikkiro JB Walusimbi ignored Kabaka Mutebi and has used his control over the Buganda Government budget to carry out President Museveni’s wishes – to shut down the work of Betty Nambooze’s committee.  Betty Nambooze is the Chairman of Kabaka Mutebi’s Central Civic Committee, which [...]

On September 16, 2008, Uganda’s parliamentary committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises heard that the Uganda National Social Security Fund (NSSF) received title to about 50% of the land that it bought from Kampala businessman, Amos Nzeyi and security minister Amama Mbabazi.

Military strongman and Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura has created a special police unit to protect bibanja-holders (tenants) from alleged unlawful evictions by landlords. The unit will be under the police’s legal department and based at Central Police Station (CPS). According to the Major General, who has no training in police work, [...]

Local Uganda newspapers have reported that the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) bought 402 acres of land from Security Minister Amama Mbabazi and Rwandese origin businessman Amos Nzeyi for US $6.9 million. According to two

Banyoro peasants are fighting tooth and nail to stop President Yoweri Museveni from taking 8 square miles of land which State House claims to be a gift from the Hoima local council. Arguments and tempers