The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU), working with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), has charged businessman Kamya Gordon Mustafa of Nsangi before the Nsangi Chief Magistrate’s Court. He faces charges of obtaining credit by false pretence and fraudulently creating a land title.

Prosecutors allege that Mustafa fraudulently acquired a land title belonging to Jackson Higenyi and used the property, a storied building known as Nebanda House as collateral to secure a loan from Post Bank.

According to court documents, Higenyi bought the land in Kitemu in 2005 and built Nebanda House, a multi-tenant building occupied by several tenants.

In 2019, Mustafa reportedly bought a nearby plot and obtained the parent land title from the registered owner with instructions to subdivide and create a title only for the land he had legally purchased.

However, authorities say Mustafa went beyond his portion and transferred the entire parcel, including Higenyi’s section, into his name. He then subdivided the land into three new plots.

In 2023, Mustafa allegedly used the property as collateral to secure a UGX 60 million loan. To support his application, he reportedly submitted photos of Nebanda House, including one showing him standing near the building and falsely claimed it was his property.

The case has been adjourned to December 2, 2025, for further hearing.

Prosecutors have asked the court to handle the matter quickly, citing the large loan involved and the potential risk to a long-standing local property. Authorities reaffirmed their commitment to promoting accountability and protecting public trust in Uganda’s land and credit systems.

The case remains under investigation as court proceedings continue.