Wavamunno sued over land fraud
Apr 20, 2009
KAMPALA businessman Gordon Wavamunno yesterday appeared at Nakawa High Court accused of fraudulently obtaining a plot in Wakiso, a claim he denies. Nakiyimba said Wavamunno forged signatures on the purchase agreement and the forms which transferred the la
By Charles Ariko
KAMPALA businessman Gordon Wavamunno yesterday appeared at Nakawa High Court accused of fraudulently obtaining a plot in Wakiso, a claim he denies.
Wavamunno is being sued by Gertrude Nakiyimba, who said he used forged signatures to acquire part of her late father’s land. The land, measuring 16 hectares, is located in Tende in Busiro.
Nakiyimba said Wavamunno forged signatures on the purchase agreement and the forms which transferred the land title into his name.
She wants his name cancelled from the land title and replaced with that of a representative of her father, the late Daudi Kasimbazi.
Wavamunno yesterday appeared briefly before Justice Joseph Murangira who fixed the hearing of the case to Thursday.
Wavamunno is a prominent businessman in Kampala city who owns a chain of businesses that include WBS Television, Spear Motors, Wavah Water and GM Tumpeco.
Nakiyimba has also sued the Registrar of Titles, accusing him of being negligent in the manner in which he conducted his duties in respect to the disputed land.
She said the Registrar of Titles caused “erroneous entries†to be made on the certificate of title and effected a transfer in the names of Mbazira, Gunga Sekulya and George William Kanyambo as joint tenants on May 5, 1993.
Nakiyimba, who says she has the powers of attorney to administer her father’s estate, added that the transfer was made without any succession instrument, yet the registered proprietor died in 1959.
In his defence filed in court, Wavamunno denies any wrongdoing.
“He had no guilt knowledge of the alleged forgeries of the signatures. He did not participate in the execution of the fraud,†argued his lawyers, Kalenge, Bwanika and Kimuli & Co Advocates.
They said he obtained the registration of titles by applying to the registrar and producing all the required supporting documents. They also argued that he has owned the land undisturbed since August 1993, when he bought it at sh20m, and that it had been declared free of any encumbrances by a law firm at the time.
However, some of the documents filed in the court indicate that two of the three owners who are alleged to have sold the land to Wavamunno denied having had any transactions with him.
KAMPALA businessman Gordon Wavamunno yesterday appeared at Nakawa High Court accused of fraudulently obtaining a plot in Wakiso, a claim he denies.
Wavamunno is being sued by Gertrude Nakiyimba, who said he used forged signatures to acquire part of her late father’s land. The land, measuring 16 hectares, is located in Tende in Busiro.
Nakiyimba said Wavamunno forged signatures on the purchase agreement and the forms which transferred the land title into his name.
She wants his name cancelled from the land title and replaced with that of a representative of her father, the late Daudi Kasimbazi.
Wavamunno yesterday appeared briefly before Justice Joseph Murangira who fixed the hearing of the case to Thursday.
Wavamunno is a prominent businessman in Kampala city who owns a chain of businesses that include WBS Television, Spear Motors, Wavah Water and GM Tumpeco.
Nakiyimba has also sued the Registrar of Titles, accusing him of being negligent in the manner in which he conducted his duties in respect to the disputed land.
She said the Registrar of Titles caused “erroneous entries†to be made on the certificate of title and effected a transfer in the names of Mbazira, Gunga Sekulya and George William Kanyambo as joint tenants on May 5, 1993.
Nakiyimba, who says she has the powers of attorney to administer her father’s estate, added that the transfer was made without any succession instrument, yet the registered proprietor died in 1959.
In his defence filed in court, Wavamunno denies any wrongdoing.
“He had no guilt knowledge of the alleged forgeries of the signatures. He did not participate in the execution of the fraud,†argued his lawyers, Kalenge, Bwanika and Kimuli & Co Advocates.
They said he obtained the registration of titles by applying to the registrar and producing all the required supporting documents. They also argued that he has owned the land undisturbed since August 1993, when he bought it at sh20m, and that it had been declared free of any encumbrances by a law firm at the time.
However, some of the documents filed in the court indicate that two of the three owners who are alleged to have sold the land to Wavamunno denied having had any transactions with him.