Court approves Kyambogo University’s multi-billion infrastructure projects

Summary:

• The court has approved Kyambogo University’s multi-billion infrastructure project, dismissing a bid by Lydia Musinguzi, Fahd Mugume Sebuhanya, John Paul Walugembe, and Tonny Bukomeko to halt construction. The applicants, who claimed the 100-acre site in Nakawa Division, Kampala, failed to provide sufficient evidence of ownership or eviction threats.

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KAMPALA, (Examiner) — The court has approved Kyambogo University’s multi-billion infrastructure project, dismissing an attempt to halt construction.

The decision thwarts efforts by Lydia Musinguzi, Fahd Mugume Sebuhanya, John Paul Walugembe, and Tonny Bukomeko to prevent the university from evicting them from the 100-acre site earmarked for new structures.

The disputed land, part of Mailo Register Block 137, is located in Nakawa Division, Kampala District.

Court of Appeal Judge Moses Kazibwe Kawumi ruled against the applicants, noting they failed to accurately describe the land boundaries for which they sought an interim order.

“I find no proof of any threat of execution adduced by the applicants to merit an interim relief pending the hearing of an application for a temporary injunction,” Judge Kawumi stated.

He added that claims of eviction threats by university officials lacked specificity, requiring identification of the officials and their connection to the institution.

“Mere statements about unnamed university officials do not, in the opinion of this court, amount to evidence on which to base a decision,” he remarked.

The court found no evidence that the land intended for the Ministry of Education and Sports headquarters belonged to the applicants.

“The applicant’s claim is on Block 137, and they have to date acquired no certificate of title for it,” Kawumi noted.

Court documents reveal that Musinguzi and Sebuhanya claim to be beneficiaries of Joseph Nguriyaho’s estate, Walugembe a beneficiary of Prince Wavamuno Paulo Kisawuzi’s estate, and Bukomeko a beneficiary of Mubiru Iskaal’s estate. They assert that these estates encompass the contested 100 acres.