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Mpara town council, cut ties with Katuramu Georgy William after entering into fresh wrangles over ownership of Mpara community playground

27 April 2026, 6:00 pm

A look of Mpara town council community playground that is in wrangles between two parties

By: kyalisimaasuman1@gmail.com

The community of Mpara town council in Kyegegwa district, have entered into adyadic conflict with one Katuramu Georgy William of the same residence, over ownership of Mpara town council community playground.

In a letter of intention to sue, seen by our reporter dated 14th -04 2026, addressed to the Chief Administrative Officer Kyegegwa, Mr. Katuramu through his lawyers of M/S Ngamije Law Consultants and Advocates, castigates that since 2016, Mpara sub county (present day, Mpara town council) have been deliberating on the land as a way of devising means to grab it and benefit the local government but in vain.

The letter also clearly states that Katuramu is not only a bonafide occupant of the said land being titled land belonging to Tooro Kingdom, but also got a land lease from Tooro Kingdom on the 16th May 2020.

“You are required not only to cease your claims and/or trespass to our client’s land, but also to pay damages to our clients at a tune of 500,000, 000, being damages caused to our client’s building, trespass and inconveniences within 14 days from the date of this letter to avoid legal disputes and its implications” the letter reads in parts.

However, when our reporters tried to reach out to Mr. Katuramu in a phone interview, he referred them to his lawyers.

Katuramu on lawyers

Community members during a meeting

Meanwhile, during a community meeting held at Mpara playground on Friday 24th April, that was chaired by Herbert Muganda, the town clerk Mpara town council, the bitter ageing locals who have history of the playground including Rwakanuma Shaban Kamanyire, criticized Mr. Katuramu’s move.

Locals on playground

During the same meeting, some residents including leaders led by the female councilor representing Kyasambya ward in Mpara town council Kyabaana Nsungwa, pinned Kiiza Pius Rubaya a Tooro Kingdom official in-charge of lands in Mpara town council, also doubling as councilor representing Mpara ward for allegedly collaborating with people who wants to grab government land, though he dismissed all the claims leveled against him.

Residents and Rubaya on claims

In his communication, Herbert Muganda the town clerk for Mpara town council, expressed his fear that if the conflict escalates further, the town council is likely to miss out government projects under the Uganda Cities and Municipalities for Infrastructure Development program with funding from World Banks, that are already in pipeline.

Muganda on projects