The State House Anti- corruption unit led by Lt. Col Edith Nakalema has arrested two gentlemen for encroaching on private land belonging to President Museveni.

According to Nakalema, the suspects are SSegane  lPeter and Suuna Jimmy and their arrest came after a complaint from Museveni that unknown people had got tittles over his land located in Gomba.

Nakalema added that investigations into the matter revealed that Ssegane and Suuna had fraudulently acquired 5 land titles on land in Gomba District, already registered in President Museveni’s name.

In a statement released on Monday, Nakalema said, the unit also identified a number of lapses in the processing of the titles at the levels of the Area Land Committee, District Land Board and Ministry of Lands.

Below is a full Statement…

Press Statement

State House Anti-Corruption Unit received a complaint that His Excellency The President’s private land at Katwekambwa in Kabulasoke Sub County, Gomba District has been encroached on by Mr. Segane Peter and Mr. Suuna Jimmy.

Working with the Police, investigations were initiated and the suspects arrested. The investigations have so far revealed that:
• Ssegane Peter and Suuna Jimmy had fraudulently acquired 5 land titles on land already registered in the name of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni.
• We identified a number of lapses in the processing of the titles at the levels of the Area Land Committee, District Land Board and Ministry of Lands.
• The file in respect to the two suspects has been forwarded to the DPP. Investigations are ongoing and all those found culpable will be prosecuted.