UGANDA, Entebbe | Real Muloodi News | Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s Court has scheduled March 28 for the trial of a land broker accused of fraud and forgery in connection with the alleged transfer of a 200-acre parcel in Garuga, Bukaya, in Entebbe Municipality, Wakiso District.
The trial follows a ruling by the Court of Appeal, which overturned a 2024 High Court decision that had halted the criminal prosecution of Muhammad Kamoga, a land broker operating under Kamoga Property Consultants.
Kamoga is accused of forging Peter Bibangamba’s signature on transfer forms related to the Bukaya land, allegedly facilitating fraudulent registration in his name.
In October 2024, the Court of Appeal, in a ruling led by Justice Fredrick Egonda Ntende, sided with the Director of Public Prosecutions, who had challenged the High Court’s stay of proceedings.
Justices Cheborion Barishaki and Dr. Asa Mugenyi concurred, ruling that the High Court lacked jurisdiction to stop Kamoga’s trial and declaring the previous decision unlawful.
Justice Egonda Ntende stated, “If a party commits a crime in pursuit of its civil rights, he or she can still be prosecuted. If one alleges that the transfer instrument was forged, investigation and prosecution of the culprit should continue.”
The court directed that Kamoga’s trial resume and overturned the High Court’s stay order.
The Court of Appeal further noted that Kamoga had no legal basis to seek the High Court’s intervention in halting the criminal proceedings at the Entebbe Chief Magistrate’s Court.
Kamoga now faces multiple charges across two separate case files. The first case includes six counts of forgery, uttering false documents, and fraudulently obtaining land registration.
Prosecution records indicate that between May 7, 2020, and February 8, 2021, at the Wakiso land offices, Kamoga allegedly forged Bibangamba’s signature on transfer forms for Busiro Block 435, Plot 8, and 100 other plots covering over 200 acres. He is also accused of using the forged transfer documents to unlawfully acquire land registration.
The second case file involves charges of unlawful eviction and malicious property damage. Kamoga is alleged to have forcefully evicted individuals from the disputed land and destroyed their property on February 19 and 20, 2021.
In September 2023, he was initially charged with multiple counts of forgery, uttering a false document, and obtaining registration by pretences.
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