Wakiso Landowner Remanded to Luzira After Brokers Trick Him Into ‘Selling’ His Land.

By Our Reporter

A Wakiso landowner is behind bars after the brokers he hired to survey his land tricked him into signing a sale agreement instead. The scheme ended in court with the victim remanded alongside his alleged conmen.

Vincent Ssekatawa, 56, of Kiganda Zone, Kayunga Ward, Wakiso District, trusted brokers Peter Mwesigwa, 42, and Paul Balya, 27, to bring surveyors for his five-acre plot in Maate Village, Mityana. He promised them a commission once the work was done.

On November 28, 2025, in Lungujja, Lubaga, Mwesigwa and Balya asked Ssekatawa to sign a document. They told him it was to allow surveyors to start work. In reality, it was a land sale agreement.

Ssekatawa signed, unaware he had just “sold” his land in Singo Block 101, Plot 08. The brokers then sold it to Moses Mugagga for UGX 35 million.

No surveyors ever showed up. Instead, Mugagga appeared with the agreement, claiming ownership. A shocked Ssekatawa denied selling, but Mugagga insisted the paperwork made the land his.

Because Mugagga was blocked from using his land and never got any money back, he reported the case to Nateete Police under file CRB: 645/2026. The brokers and Ssekatawa were all arrested and taken to court to answer charges.

The brokers and Ssekatawa were arraigned before Mwanga II Chief Magistrate Doreen Ajuna in Mengo. They face charges of obtaining money by false pretenses from Mugagga after promising him land they did not deliver.

From left is Ssekatawa (victim) Mwesigwa and Balya (Brokers)

Through lawyer Martin Kitaka, Ssekatawa applied for bail, arguing he was duped by the brokers. With the state prosecutor absent, Magistrate Ajuna denied bail.

Ssekatawa, Mwesigwa, and Balya were all remanded to Luzira Prison until when the case returns for mention.

Why It Matters

The case underscores a common land fraud method in Uganda: brokers gain trust, rush landowners to sign documents under false pretenses, and flip the land to unsuspecting buyers. Victims often end up fighting to prove ownership sometimes from jail.