Widow accuses presidential aide of eviction from her home

On September 3, 2025, as Bena Nakiganda, a 52-year-old widow was resting inside her house, five cars parked outside. Aboard one of the vehicles was the senior presidential assistant on special duties, Phiona Barungi, whom she accuses of leading a group of goons to forcefully evict her from her property.  Barungi and her team claimed they had purchased the house in question from Nakiganda’s late husband, Sergeant Moses Sendege. 

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Nakiganda (second-left) and her children searching through rubble for personal items. Her house in Kirinya, Bombe parish, Bweyogerere division, Kira in Wakiso district was demolished following a forced eviction. She was in the house when it was destroyed.