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The Administration of Mulago National Referral Hospital has asked for cancellation of the land title held by Makerere University over ownership of land at Katanga near Wandegeya.
In the fresh contest between two government bodies, the health providing entity led by Dr Rosemary Byanyima is accusing the top academic institution of acquiring the land title through fraudulent means.
“A public hearing for cancellation of the certificate of title was held on August 8,2025 in which your office (Attorney General) was represented. In this public hearing, the hospital presented its position and justified why there is need to have certificate of title FRV 202/6 cancelled, particularly plot 40-42 which was issued to Makerere in error,” reads the Mulago Hospital letter.
According to Mulago Hospital Executive Director, Dr Byanyima, a letter seeking cancellation of the said land title was written to the permanent secretary in the Ministry of lands, housing and urban development in June 2025 and copied to the office of the then Attorney General, Kiryowa Kiwanuka in vain.
The complaint by Mulago Hospital administration comes more than a decade after the High Court decided the ownership contest over Katanga valley land.
In 2015, the High Court ruled that four family members and their licences on the land at Katanga Valley are bona fide occupants and are by law entitled to continue in possession.
The four family members are Jonathan Yosamu Masembe, Bulasio Buyisi, George Kalimu and Samalie Nambogga. They were battling with Makerere University and the Commissioner for Land registration over cancellation of their Land titles and ownership of the land by Makerere University.
The court pronouncement also declared Makerere University the registered proprietor of the same land.
Judge Alphonse Owiny Dollo, then of the High Court Land Division cited the 1998 Land Act which provides that an occupant of land seeking to benefit from the provision of bonafide occupancy has to prove possession of 12 years without any challenge to such occupation.
“While the plaintiffs are protected by law as bonafide occupants, thereof, and are entitled to continue enjoying their occupation. I have found that the plaintiffs have been in uninterrupted occupation of the suit land and are therefore protected by law from being evicted there from,” the court held.
Being dissatisfied, Makerere University appealed against the decision in a matter that is still pending hearing and determination.
Court documents indicate that the disputed Katanga land comprises three zones situated on 37 acres which have since been occupied by the complainants and their licensees. However, the University claims to own 277 acres contrary to the 10.315 hectares on the land title in their possession.
