UGANDA, Kampala | Real Muloodi News | The High Court Lands Division in Kampala has issued a consent order concerning a Kampala property dispute involving a prime commercial building on William Street, valued at approximately USh25.5 billion.
The order restrains all parties from selling, transferring, or demolishing the property until Miscellaneous Application No. 221 of 2025 is heard and disposed of.
The court’s decision follows a contested eviction on May 14, 2025, when occupants were removed from the building on Plot 20, William Street.
The disputed property is at the centre of a Kampala property dispute between Bakijulula Coffee Factory and another party that secured a court-sanctioned order for vacant possession.
According to a consent order dated May 20, 2025, both United Advocates, representing the applicants, and Guma & Co. Advocates, representing the respondents, agreed to the interim measure to preserve the property while legal proceedings continue.
Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango confirmed police presence during the May 14 eviction and said law enforcement was acting on a valid court directive.
“The police was just implementing a Court Order for vacant possession of property,” Onyango said. “Two parties went to Court where the Court decided that one party takes possession. Both parties were served with the order. Our work as police was to implement the Court Order.”
However, representatives of Bakijulula Coffee Factory, who were evicted from the premises, allege the process was irregular and executed while litigation was ongoing. Ms. Samalie Mperese, speaking on behalf of the factory and the family of the late Edward Mperese, criticized the conduct of court bailiffs and security forces during the eviction.
“Bakijulula Coffee Factory and the family of the late Edward Mperese are very disappointed about the judicial process and the failure to protect the property of vulnerable citizens in Uganda,” Mperese said.
“Our appeal is for President Museveni and the Minister of Justice to reign in and protect the property of a veteran who used to supply cigarettes to the NRA soldiers during the Luweero Triangle bush war.”
Mperese further claimed that the Kampala property dispute stems from a contested debt payment and insisted the eviction was premature.
“It was like a battleground as police escorted bailiffs to evict occupants from Plot 20, William Street. This $7 million (USh25.5 billion) property is being unfairly targeted over a disputed debt,” she added.
Court bailiff Hillary Kibirango of Hillary Kibirango & Associates, who led the eviction, defended the action, stating it was conducted lawfully.
“Our actions are not in breach of any law because the other party (Bakijulula Coffee Factory) and their legal representatives were already aware and in possession of the Court Order for vacant possession,” a staff member of the firm said.
Attorney Osmas Kayanja, representing Bakijulula Coffee Factory, insisted the legal matter remains unresolved and questioned the legitimacy of the eviction.
“There was no public auction of the property as required by law. The eviction was a calculated move that we are contesting,” Kayanja said. “Our case will be fixed for hearing.”
The consent order now halts any further action on the property as court proceedings in the Kampala property dispute continue.
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