The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) has refuted claims of not assisting Irene Nalwoga, who claimed that she was forced off her land located at Bugiri Kiwulure, Katabi Town Council, in Wakiso district.

This stemmed from a video clip that went viral on social media in which Nalwoga claimed that she was evicted from her land despite reporting to various offices, including the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, and that she was not assisted.

According to a press release issued by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, Nalwoga petitioned the unit on August 30, 2021, reporting police officers at Kisubi for allegedly mismanaging a case she had reported against Dr. Sylvia Alinaitwe Tumuherirwe for trespassing on her land.

SHACU said investigations were duly instituted, and they established that Nalwonga bought land measuring 50 by 100 feet on January 5, 2021, from Barbara Alapo, who had in turn acquired it from Charles Kyagaba, who has been severely investigated by the unit for land fraud and is currently battling various cases against him in court.

“She started construction of a residential house, but a dispute arose between her and Dr. Syliva together with her husband, Engineer Henry Mwanika, who claimed to have acquired the certificate of title to land measuring 1.16 acres comprised in Busiro Block 429 Plot 253, in which the kibanja was situated. The dispute land used to be part of the estate of the late Henry Kyobe, which was being managed by the Administrator General,” SHACU said.

“The administration denied knowledge of Alapo owning kibanja on the land and indicated that if at all she bought any interest, the office of the Administrator General was not aware of the alleged purchase nor did it consent to it. It was concluded that the sale was illegal in light of the absence of consent as required under Section 35(a) of the Land Act,” SHACU added.

Additionally, SHACU said that on January 5, 2021, Alapo and Nalwoga presented a land sale agreement to Kasujja David, chairperson of LC1 Bugiri-Kiwulure village, who categorically refused to sign it because the people he was dealing with were not the rightful owners.

SHACU added that after the investigation, the file was forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) for guidance, and the DPP ensured that the facts of the investigations did not reveal any wrongdoing by the officers at Kisubi police station.

Nalwoga was advised by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit to present her matters to court, given that they are of a civil nature.