UGANDA, Wakiso | Real Muloodi News | The Ffumbe Clan, a prominent clan in Buganda, has taken action to reclaim its ancestral land reportedly encroached upon by land grabbers at Bakka Hill, Busiro in Wakiso District.
Omutaka Walusimbi Mbirozankya Yusufu Kigumba Makubuya, the head of the Ffumbe Clan, has appointed a team led by Eng William Ssebaggala, the former clan premier, to spearhead the efforts.
The committee comprises various individuals, including Kampala lawyer Felix Kintu Nteza as the clan attorney, Dr Ronald Ssengendo, as president of surveyors, businessman Simon Peter Lubwama, and Dr Edith Nakku.
Their primary objective is to coordinate a campaign to remove the encroachers from the land, protect cultural sites, including the clan’s cultural headquarters (embuga), and prevent further encroachment.
Makubuya stressed the importance of reclaiming the land, refuting rumors that he had sold it to high-profile individuals in government, such as Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba and President Museveni.
He clarified that the land is held under a trust, with several trustees, and is not registered in his name personally.
Under the guidance of Buganda King Ronald Mutebi II, all clan lands in Buganda are to be registered under a trust, and the Ffumbe Clan has duly registered as the Trustees of the Ffumbe Clan.
The clan asserts its ownership of the contested land, which has been culturally owned by the Ffumbe Clan for over three centuries.
A copy of the land title shows that the land, described as Busiro Block 186 plot 3 at Bakka, is registered in the name of the Trustees of the Ffumbe Clan.
Efforts are underway to engage Gen Muhoozi to inform him of the unauthorised use of his name in connection with the land grab attempts.
Kisitu Musajjaliddeki Petero Lukayanirwa, the Ffumbe clan publicist, expressed concern over the situation on the land, citing false claims of ownership by individuals who have lost legal battles over the land in court.
Former clan head Semei Kiwanda, under whom the land grabbers claim ownership, issued an apology for selling part of the clan land in 1994 and was subsequently interdicted from his position.
Kisitu emphasised that the land is registered under the name of the clan head, Walusimbi, and not under individual clan members’ names.
The issue of land grabbing remains a significant challenge in central Uganda, with ancestral lands often targeted by opportunistic individuals seeking personal gain.
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