Lawyer and land expert remanded over Shs520m Kololo land fraud
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A lawyer and a land investigations expert have been remanded to Luzira Prison over allegations that they obtained Shs520 million from a Chinese national by promising to sell him land in Kololo, Kampala.
A lawyer and a land investigations expert have been remanded to Luzira Prison over allegations of defrauding a Chinese national of Shs520 million in a purported land transaction involving property in Kololo, an upscale neighbourhood of Kampala.
The accused, Augustine Paul Kasasa, a lawyer attached to Barnabus Dyadi and Co. Advocates, and Ronald Fisher Mundere, a land investigations expert, appeared before Nakawa Court Magistrate Frank Namanya, where they sought release on bail. Their applications were presented through their lawyers, Peterson Mwesiga and Ezaketh Owori, who submitted several proposed sureties, including Erias Karambuzi, Aramathan Byaruhanga, Abel Bwogyero, Noah Mawagali Bwete, Jackie Nanjala and Veronica Nakanyike.
The court did not immediately determine the bail applications after prosecution counsel Mahatma Odongo asked for more time to review the documents submitted in support of the requests, delaying consideration of the applications while the court awaited further scrutiny of the defence filings.
Kasasa and Mundere are accused of obtaining Shs520 million from the Chinese national after reportedly promising to sell him land in Kololo. The case centres on the alleged land transaction, although details of the proposed sale and the evidence supporting the accusations have yet to be fully presented in court. The two remain on remand at Luzira Prison as proceedings continue, and the allegations against them have not been proved.