Source: Uganda Today
Explosive revelations by businessman Dr. Dennis Daniel Ssemugenyi have dragged senior government minister Milly Babalanda, DP strongman Mukasa Mbidde, and operatives linked to DFCU Bank into what appears to be a well-coordinated land grabbing syndicate targeting prime real estate in Kampala and beyond.
Minister Babalanda Implicated in Cover-Up
Dr. Ssemugenyi alleges that Minister Babalanda personally telephoned the Police Land Protection Unit, ordering officers to abandon an ongoing probe into the fraudulent seizure of his properties. The minister’s alleged son-in-law, David Kenneth Numembi, has since surfaced as a key beneficiary of the disputed land titles.
Man in the fray of alleged syndicate of orchestrating defrauding Ssemugenyi through K&K Advocates, DFCU and government minister Milly Babalanda.
This alleged interference, according to Ssemugenyi, reflects a blatant abuse of state machinery to shield powerful fraudsters.
High-Value Properties Illegally Transferred
At the heart of the scandal are:
A luxury condominium on Kololo Hill Drive.
Office premises at Windsor Crescent, Plot 48A, near Metropole Hotel.
Three plots of land in Matugga Kilolo.
In a suspiciously compressed timeline, the properties were fraudulently transferred across multiple names within weeks:
Aug 6 → Guwatudde Kasule
Aug 12 → Kaweesi Fred
Aug 15 → Numembi David Kenneth
Aug 19 → mortgaged
The KCCA Land Registry facilitated these transactions — raising serious questions about its complicity in fraudulent land dealings.
DFCU and K & K Advocates in the Spotlight
The scheme, Ssemugenyi claims, was executed with forged documents allegedly uttered through K & K Advocates, the law firm representing DFCU Bank. He links the escalation of reprisals to his court victory against DFCU, in which the High Court ordered the unfreezing of his seven accounts just a day before the alleged land theft began.
This points to a retaliatory strike orchestrated by powerful banking and political actors.
Four Demands from Ssemugenyi
Calling the plot an attack on property rights and rule of law, Dr. Ssemugenyi issued four urgent appeals:
Immediate cancellation of fraudulent land transfers.
Criminal trespass charges against the culprits.
Full restoration of his access to the contested properties.
A guarantee that the rule of law protects all property owners, both in Uganda and the diaspora.
The Bigger Picture: Uganda’s Land Grabbing Pandemic
This latest exposé underscores a growing pattern of state-enabled land grabbing, where ministers, politicians, and banks collude to dispossess legitimate owners. Kololo and Matugga are only the latest flashpoints in a scandal that threatens public confidence in Uganda’s land governance system.
If proven, these revelations could deepen the crisis of credibility already facing state institutions tasked with protecting property rights.