The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), has arraigned Ainebyoona Ronald before the Kiboga Chief Magistrates Court on multiple charges, including forcible entry, malicious damage, and assault causing actual bodily harm.
Ainebyoona and accomplices still at large are accused of forcefully seizing land in Lwakonge village, Kiboga District, on March 14, 2025. The prosecution alleges that the accused led a violent eviction, displacing several occupants from land registered under Block 542, Plot 2. Reports indicate that during the eviction, plantations were destroyed, and some residents were assaulted.
The contested land is at the center of a longstanding dispute between a group of departed Asians, who hold a freehold title dating back to 1932, and Mwanje Badru, who obtained a mailo land title in 1999. Ainebyoona reportedly claimed to be acting on behalf of the departed Asians to evict Mwanje and other residents.
Following a directive from President Yoweri Museveni, Brig. Gen. Henry Isoke, Head of the Anti-Corruption Unit, launched an investigation into the criminal aspects of the matter. Other agencies, including the Ministry of Lands, the Inspector General of Police (IGP), and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), have been tasked with ensuring that the law is upheld in the ongoing dispute.
Ainebyoona has been remanded until April 14, 2025, as investigations continue.
