UGANDA, Kampala | Real Muloodi News | A decades-long land dispute between the families of the late Bishop Kosiya Shalita and the late Christopher Kajundira remains unresolved, as both sides await President Yoweri Museveni’s intervention in a case involving more than 600 acres of contested land in Nyabushozi County, Kiruhura District.
The dispute, centered on about 640 acres in Omukyeera, Kimomo Parish, Kikatsi Sub-county, has been the subject of repeated court battles.
The Shalita family maintains that they are the rightful owners of the land, citing several rulings in their favor over the years.
They argue that decisions from civil suits and applications — including Civil Suit 37 of 1987, Civil Suit 76 of 1990, and miscellaneous applications 35 of 1996, 002 of 1996, 004 of 2022, and 172 of 2022 — confirm their claim.
“We have court rulings, government recognition, and multiple confirmations from different state institutions that this land belongs to the Shalita family,” said a representative of the family.
They added that the Attorney General’s office, the Ministry of Lands, the Ministry of Justice, security agencies, and the Legal Affairs department of State House have all acknowledged their claim.
The Kajundira family disputes those assertions. Alex Kajundira, a son of the late Christopher Kajundira, said they, too, are waiting for the President’s decision.
He dismissed allegations by the Shalita family that houses on the land were demolished in 2022, saying, “Those incidents are exaggerated and presented as drama.”
Members of the Shalita family allege that one of their houses was destroyed in 2022 during clashes over the land.
They described the event as “a blatant act of violence” and claimed that “lawless elements” were behind what they called an act of land grabbing. The Kajundira family has denied responsibility.
The two sides met with President Museveni on December 31, 2024, at his country home in Rwakitura.
According to the Shalita family, the President asked for three weeks to provide what he termed a “lasting solution.” As of September 2025, no decision had been announced.
The ongoing conflict has displaced families and resulted in the loss of property in Kiruhura District. Observers note that the dispute has become one of the most high-profile land cases in western Uganda.
The State House has acknowledged awareness of the case.
Presidential press secretary Sandor Walusimbi said he could not offer a conclusive comment but noted, “When the President meets disputing parties, he gives them a solution. He is the fountain of honour and the fountain of responsibility, and he runs the State.”
Both families have expressed confidence that the President’s ruling will provide clarity, though each side maintains its claim to ownership.
Until then, the contested acres of land remain at the heart of a legal and personal struggle that has stretched for nearly four decades.
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