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 t...