NSSF abandons Temangalo settlement deal and moves to recover all 55 disputed acres
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NSSF managing director Patrick Ayota told Parliament's COSASE that the fund will conduct a joint survey with businessman Amos Nzeyi and reclaim the entire 55 acres it says it paid for in 2008 but has never fully occupied.
Uganda's National Social Security Fund has abandoned an earlier proposed settlement with businessman Amos Nzeyi and told Parliament it now intends to reclaim all 55 acres of land in Temangalo, Wakiso District, that it says it paid for in 2008 but has never fully taken possession of. Managing director Patrick Ayota told the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) that the fund had held fresh discussions with Nzeyi and agreed to a joint survey to establish the boundaries of the disputed land.
The 55 acres form part of 463.87 acres that NSSF bought from Nzeyi and ARMA Ltd in 2008 for Shs11 billion. The land comprises six separate certificates of title registered in NSSF's name, but Nzeyi has continued occupying the disputed portion. Under the earlier proposal, 10 acres would have been transferred to NSSF while Nzeyi bought the remaining 45 acres, subject to valuation and approvals.
"This was at the conclusion two days ago and we agreed that we're going to do a joint survey so we can actually demarcate where the 55 is and this is going to happen next week," Ayota told MPs, adding that the meeting was attended by Nzeyi, his lawyer, the NSSF corporation secretary and the chairman. Isaac Ogwang, the fund's senior manager for enforcement and litigation, said developments already standing within the 55 acres would not necessarily be demolished but could be handled under a separate arrangement.
Members of Parliament questioned why the fund had appeared willing to accept an arrangement that left part of the land with Nzeyi despite having paid for it. Eliab Naturinda Mporera of Ndorwa County West asked whether the earlier consent arrangement had received the necessary approvals, while committee chairman Muwada Nkunyingi urged the fund to pursue an amicable settlement to avoid further legal costs and project delays. The committee asked NSSF to provide minutes of the latest meeting endorsed by both parties.
The hearing also highlighted competing claims over a larger tract. A new petition from Temangalo Tea Estate Ltd, signed by Musa Nazim and forwarded to the committee by the Clerk to Parliament on October 12, 2026, asserts that the family holds an original leasehold title over approximately 366.2 acres. NSSF told MPs the estate sued the fund in High Court Civil Suit No. 414 of 2016, which was dismissed on November 27, 2020 as barred by limitation, and that Civil Appeal No. 26 of 2020 is still pending. A separate suit was filed in 2023 by the family of the late Daniel Ssaku Mugwanya over Block 296, Plot 3.
NSSF is developing a mixed-use affordable housing estate on the 463.87-acre site, about 17 km from Kampala city centre. Bukoto South MP Hakim Kizza Sawula said the emergence of multiple claimants raised concerns about the checks conducted before the fund committed workers' savings, and pointed to other disputes in Lubowa. Ayota said the fund holds nine titles in Lubowa and had successfully defended previous court claims. Nzeyi had not confirmed the latest negotiations by press time, according to Daily Monitor, with calls to his legal team unanswered.