Deputy RDC Gomba Remanded Over Land
KAMPALA. The Deputy Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Gomba, Mugenyi Vicent has been remanded until June 5, 2025, following his appearance before the Anti-Corruption Court.
The case stems from an investigation carried out by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
Mugenyi Vicent faces charges related to abuse of office, as well as allegations involving the irregular processing of land documents during his tenure as a cartographer between 2016 and 2017. The court heard that activities in that period led to overlapping land titles in Gomba District.
Prosecutors allege thatMugenyi Vicent was involved in the preparation of land documentation that resulted in the issuance of new titles over land already registered. These titles were reportedly processed under a conversion from customary to freehold tenure, raising concerns over procedural irregularities.
This case is part of a broader investigation that includes several other officials, among them a senior officer from the Mapping and survey. Ag
Commissioner of Mapping and Surveys, Kakooza Jasper, and nine others who were previously charged with the roles they played in the fraudulent creation of titles on land belonging to the Madhvani Group Ltd, specifically on FRV 60 folio 4, in Gomba District.. All are under scrutiny for their roles in the contested land transactions.
The affected land is part of a parcel previously registered and associated with long-standing interests in the region. The court proceedings will continue as the investigation develops.
Mugalu will remain in custody until the next hearing date.
