Uganda's Supreme Court Opens Civil Appeals Session Highlighting Land Disputes

The Supreme Court of Uganda has officially commenced a civil appeals session, bringing a total of 13 key matters before the bench for hearing. Land disputes feature prominently among the cases lined up for determination during the session, which officially opened on Monday, October 26, 2026.

According to the cause list released by Supreme Court Registrar Ayebare Tumwebaze, the proceedings are being handled by esteemed panels of justices. The presiding judges include Lady Justice Prof. Lillian Tibatemwa-Ekirikubinza, Lady Justice Percy Night Tuhaise, Justice Mike Chibita, Lady Justice Elizabeth Musoke, Justice Stephen Musota, Justice Christopher Madrama Izama, Lady Justice Catherine Bamugemereire, Lady Justice Monica Mugenyi, and Justice Muzamiru Mutangula Kibeedi.

The diverse array of civil disputes involves notable parties and institutions. Among the scheduled matters are Kakooza Jesca versus Joy Kiyaaga Rwenzigye, Robert Rwenzigye and Eric; Idd Saupe Sekaddu versus Kakeeto Muhamood (also known as Sseka Mutu); Hope Katongole and Milly Katongole versus Agatha Kalanzi; and a corporate dispute between Vivo Energy Uganda Limited and Shire Petroleum Company Limited.

Additional high-profile cases on the cause list feature DFCU Bank Limited versus Ronald Bwambale, and Namakula Baiga Stella alongside Belinda Nakiganda Lutaya versus Stirling Civil Engineering Limited. Other matters involve Hon. Henry Muganwa Kajura versus the Commissioner for Land Registration, as well as an appeal brought by the Attorney General and Ben Kabagambe against Herbert Kabagambe.

This judicial sitting offers litigants an important platform to present their legal arguments and evidence before the highest court in the country. Final rulings and outcomes will depend strictly on the merits, evidence, and applicable laws governing each specific dispute.

For more details on this session, read the original report on Nile Post.