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Nakigudde Miriam v Neema John (Civil Appeal 7 of 2023) [2025] UGHC 494 (19 June 2025)
The High Court partly allowed an appeal in a land dispute, holding that the respondent’s kibanja was about seven acres and ordering him to vacate any excess land.
Kagwa semikwano kibirige v Nabwire (Civil Suit 376 of 2016) [2024] UGHCLD 282 (13 November 2024)
The High Court found the defendant had no valid kibanja interest and trespassed on registered land, granting declarations, injunction, damages, and costs.
Ssentambule v Oboth (Civil Appeal 19 of 2022) [2024] UGHC 540 (28 May 2024)
The High Court allowed an appeal against striking out a defence in a land trespass suit, holding the defence raised triable issues about a kibanja interest.
Masinde v Finance Trust Bank & 2 Others (Civil Suit 756 of 2017) [2024] UGCommC 290 (20 May 2024)
The Plaintiff established an equitable interest in the suit land by virtue of purchase, actual possession, and utilization since 2000. The sale transaction between the 3rd and 2nd Defendants was valid as to registered title, but the Plaintiff's equitable interest remained protected and binding on the new owner. The mortgage transaction between the 1st and 2nd Defendants was illegal because the Plaintiff's overriding interest as a lawful occupant was not disclosed or respected, and the bank failed to conduct adequate due diligence, resulting in constructive notice of the Plaintiff's rights. Th…
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Namutebi v Nabisere (Originating Summons 4 of 2023) [2024] UGHCLD 65 (13 March 2024)
The High Court held that the dispute over land transfer, spousal consent, and Kibanja rights was too contentious for originating summons and dismissed the suit.
Sekyaaya v Uganda National Roads Authority (Misc Cause 2721 of 2023) [2023] UGHCLD 386 (25 September 2023)
The High Court dismissed an application over compensation from a deposited road-project award, holding the issue should be resolved through an ordinary suit.
Donozio Musisi Sekyaaya v Uganda National Roads Authority (Miscellaneous Cause 330 of 2023) [2023] UGHCLD 441 (25 September 2023)
The High Court held that the applicant’s compensation was included in money deposited in court, but dismissed his application as procedurally improper.
Sewaya v Kikonyogo Investiments Limited and 3 Others (Miscellaneous Appeal 3 of 2023) [2023] UGHCLD 269 (31 August 2023)
The court found that the appellant failed to demonstrate possession or imminent threat to the disputed land, as he had been evicted from part of the land and the remainder had been subdivided and sold to third parties who were now in possession and developing the property. The Registrar correctly applied the principles for granting interim orders, which require proof of a pending substantive application and a serious threat to the status quo. The appellant did not establish the current registration status or nexus between the respondents and the suit land, nor did he specify which registerabl…
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Miiro v Gambakubaana & Another (Civil Appeal 28 of 2022) [2023] UGHC 411 (8 August 2023)
The High Court dismissed an appeal in a land dispute, holding that the respondents had sufficiently shown bona fide occupancy of the kibanja and were not trespassers.
Namata and 3 others v Damulira and Another (Civil Appeal 16 of 2018) [2023] UGHCLD 137 (25 May 2023)
The High Court dismissed a land appeal, holding that a transfer of registered title did not extinguish the respondents’ kibanja interest under section 35(8) of the Land Act.
