The Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) has reached an agreement to pay businessman Bosco Muwonge Shs360 billion for a 10-acre land in Kisenyi that has been a subject of contention. The land, where KCCA relocated street hawkers and vendors to decongest the city, has been a source of conflict between Muwonge and the traders on the property.
Parliament Speaker Anita Among intervened in the matter, directing KCCA to initiate the payment process, allocating approximately Shs36.1 billion for each acre. This decision followed a petition from the Federation of Kampala Hawkers and Vendors Association and Muwonge’s insistence on Shs370 billion.
Minister for Kampala Minsa Kabanda, leading the KCCA team, confirmed that Shs66.1 billion per acre, as per the chief government valuer, would be paid to Muwonge. The payment will be made in instalments, with President Museveni reportedly giving conditional clearance through an executive order.
During the meeting, Muwonge agreed to accept the government’s offered amount, leading Speaker Among to direct Kabanda to issue a payment commitment letter. Muwonge pledged to halt the eviction of traders on the land.
However, Kampala Mayor Erias Lukwago criticized the deal, describing it as a “wrong decision” and expressing concerns about losing billions that could be invested in other critical areas in Kampala. Lukwago deemed the transaction questionable, rooted in fraud, and called for its reconsideration.
