On the night of January 5, 2024, and in contravention of a court order, the State House Anti-Corruption Unit raided a property along Kira Road in Kampala and arrested six worker.
The following day, the suspects were paraded before the KCCA Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges of Aggravated Robbery and Conspiracy to Commit a Felony.
However, the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) has withdrawn from the case.
The DPP closed the matter so as to verify that the issue pertaining to the ownership of the impugned property had been definitely adjudicated upon by the High Court. In the earlier Judgement, the High Court decreed that Kabogozza Mutwalib from whom businessman Yusuf Ssemakula bought the property, holds the rightful ownership over the land delineated in LRV 1834 Folio 11 Plot 106 Kira Road.
The court further issued a permanent injunction to preclude Lucy Mary Orech and any parties claiming under her from encroaching upon the impugned property.
However, the Anti-Corruption Unit did not observe the court order.
It is not clear what the next cause of action will be for the Unit.
However, withdrawal of the ODPP from the case portrays the Unit as a tool for fighting battles.
In March 2024, the ODPP dropped charges against Ssemakula following earlier malicious arrest by the Anti-Corruption Unit.
According to the DPP office, Semakula Sulait and Yusuf Semakula were illegally arrested without any evidence pinning them. A document seen by this media house shows that the DPP couldn’t continue with this case.
“This is to inform the Court that the Director of Public Prosecutions has decided to discontinue proceedings against Semakula Sulait & Ssemakula Yusuf, Alias Investor”.
The two were charged. with 3 counts: of malicious damage to property c/s 335(1) of the penal code act, count of fraudulent procurement of registration of a certificate of title c/s 190(1) of the registration of titles, Act, Cap. 230.