Woman drags tax official, fiancé to Police over 'fraudulent transfer' of family land

KAMPALA - A woman has dragged her fiancé, an official at the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), to Police over the alleged fraudulent transfer of family land in Wakiso district into his name.

The disputed property is located on Plot 1362 in Najjera, Kira Municipality, Wakiso district.

Violet Nyangoma, a Ugandan resident in the United States, lodged a complaint recently (in November, last year) with the Land Protection Police Unit in Makindye, Kampala, against Caesar Karamagi Kisoro, an officer attached to the URA’s enforcement department.

She has also placed a caveat on the disputed property to block any further transactions involving the land and is seeking cancellation of the transfer so that the title reverts to joint tenancy.

Lawyers from Kasumba, Kugonza and Company Advocates, who represent Nyangoma, on March 8, 2026, told New Vision Online that charges of forgery, uttering a false document and fraudulent procurement of a certificate of title have been sanctioned against Kisoro by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.

When contacted, Kisoro declined to comment on the allegations but confirmed that the matter is under investigation by Police, saying any inquiries should be directed to the officers handling the case.

“You can talk to those who gave you the information,” Kisoro said.

In a Police statement dated November 12, 2025, Nyangoma states that she is the registered proprietor, under a joint tenancy, of the disputed land. Nyangoma said she jointly owns the land with Kisoro, with whom she cohabited and had three children.

According to Police documents, Nyangoma and Kisoro were on September 3, 2007 registered as joint tenants under Instrument number KLA351925. The couple later developed the land and constructed a four-bedroom bungalow, which became their matrimonial home.

According to Nyangoma, the land was registered in their joint names since their children were still minors at the time and could not be included on the certificate of title.
Nyangoma further states that in 2015, she consented to a loan facility and the property was mortgaged to Standard Chartered Bank.

However, she alleges that Kisoro recently, without her knowledge or consent, transferred the land into his name after allegedly forging her signature on transfer forms and using an old passport photograph.

Nyangoma claims the move was done in disregard of their children’s beneficial interest under the joint tenancy and with the intention of disposing of the property.

“I have never signed or endorsed the purported transfer form, either physically or electronically, nor authorised anyone to act on my behalf,” she contends.

Nyangoma said she has been out of the country since December 2017, describing the transaction as fraudulent, a sham and a forgery.

Nyangoma states that upon inspecting the transfer documents, she noted that they were neither attested nor dated by the Commissioner for Lands and Surveys.

She disputes the shillings 15 million value indicated on the transfer form, saying it does not reflect the actual value of the developed property in Najjera and warning that under-declaration of property value attracts criminal sanctions.

Summons

On December 5, last year, Kisoro was invited to appear before the Land Police Protection Unit in Makindye on December 12, 2025, with relevant documents, including the original land title.

The summons had been issued by the Commandant of the Land Police Protection Unit, Commissioner of Police James Kusemereirwe.

According to sources, Kisoro did not appear at Police on December 5, 2025. However, on January 30, this year, he presented himself to the authorities, who subsequently obtained a statement from him.