Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II tells his lawyers to sue Land Minister Sam Mayanja about Kaazi land claims. Christopher Bwanika, the Buganda attorney general, slams Mayanja for telling officials to shut down the Buganda Land Board, which runs the king's property. Bwanika calls these moves illegal and says they ignore court decisions. He states the king's legal team must fight against what Mayanja said at the March 4 Kaazi meeting.
The fight centers on Block 273, Plot 5, which has a complicated past. This land comes from 350 acres given to Buganda kings under an agreement made back in 1900. Officials created the first title deed in 1923 for King Daudi Chwa II. Bwanika explains that Chwa II held this land as Buganda's ruler, not as a private person before it passed to later kings.
King Edward Muteesa II rented this land to Scouts in 1948 for 49 years for camping activities. When Uganda ended traditional kingdoms in 1967, the national government grabbed the property. The country returned it to the current king in 1993 through special laws. Both government officials and Scout leaders broke the rules by making unauthorized rental deals without asking the king first.
The king asked officials to cancel these illegal rental papers, which they did. He also beat Prince Kalemeera in court when the prince falsely claimed rights to the land in 2020. Bwanika stresses the courts clearly say the king legally controls this property. He asks people to ignore anyone, saying different things about who runs the land.
Denis Bugaya from the Buganda Land Board attacks Mayanja's legal knowledge. He points out that Mayanja knows court rulings have already settled this matter. Bugaya says they finished preparing their lawsuit against the minister personally. He believes they have enough proof to win a case about Mayanja abusing his job powers and making illegal demands of his staff.
Bugaya says this marks the first time the modern Buganda Kingdom has taken Mayanja to court as an individual rather than as a minister. The kingdom refuses to let anyone mislead the king's people about land rights. Their lawsuit targets what Mayanja said during the March 4 meeting at Kaazi land. This property remains part of those 350 acres from the 1900 deal, with papers first made on June 22, 1923.
The fight centers on Block 273, Plot 5, which has a complicated past. This land comes from 350 acres given to Buganda kings under an agreement made back in 1900. Officials created the first title deed in 1923 for King Daudi Chwa II. Bwanika explains that Chwa II held this land as Buganda's ruler, not as a private person before it passed to later kings.
King Edward Muteesa II rented this land to Scouts in 1948 for 49 years for camping activities. When Uganda ended traditional kingdoms in 1967, the national government grabbed the property. The country returned it to the current king in 1993 through special laws. Both government officials and Scout leaders broke the rules by making unauthorized rental deals without asking the king first.
The king asked officials to cancel these illegal rental papers, which they did. He also beat Prince Kalemeera in court when the prince falsely claimed rights to the land in 2020. Bwanika stresses the courts clearly say the king legally controls this property. He asks people to ignore anyone, saying different things about who runs the land.
Denis Bugaya from the Buganda Land Board attacks Mayanja's legal knowledge. He points out that Mayanja knows court rulings have already settled this matter. Bugaya says they finished preparing their lawsuit against the minister personally. He believes they have enough proof to win a case about Mayanja abusing his job powers and making illegal demands of his staff.
Bugaya says this marks the first time the modern Buganda Kingdom has taken Mayanja to court as an individual rather than as a minister. The kingdom refuses to let anyone mislead the king's people about land rights. Their lawsuit targets what Mayanja said during the March 4 meeting at Kaazi land. This property remains part of those 350 acres from the 1900 deal, with papers first made on June 22, 1923.
