The head of Ffumbe clan, Omutaka Walusimbi, Mbirozankya Yusufu Kigumba Makubuya, is urging authorities to intervene in an ongoing dispute over their ancestral land at Bakka Hill, Busiro in Wakiso District.
Mbirozankya clarified that contrary to rumors, he did not sell the clan’s customary land to President Museveni. He emphasized that the land is registered under the Trust, with several trustees overseeing it. The Ffumbe Clan land was registered as the Registered Trustees of the Ffumbe Clan, as per the guidance from the Kabaka of Buganda.
He accused unscrupulous individuals of spreading falsehoods to discredit him and advance their agenda of grabbing the Ffumbe ancestral land, which the clan has owned culturally for over three centuries.
The land title, seen by a reporter, confirms that the land at Bakka is registered in the name of the Registered Trustees of the Ffumbe Clan. Mbirozankya asserted that claims of him selling the land to the president are baseless, as the land is not in his name.
Setting June 6, 2024, as the date to reclaim the ancestral land and remove trespassers, Mbirozankya aims to reconstruct the cultural headquarters of the Ffumbe clan, known as “Embuga ya’walusimbi,” encroached upon by land grabbers.
He appointed a committee led by Eng William Ssebaggala to mobilize and assist in reclaiming the ancestral land. The committee will coordinate efforts to remove encroachers and safeguard cultural sites.
Mbirozankya expressed concern over individuals, including high-profile figures like Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba and President Museveni, being implicated in the land grabbing. He emphasized the urgency for legal action to prevent further encroachments.
Ffumbe clan publicist Kisitu Musajjaliddeki Petero Lukayanirwa highlighted the clan’s distress over the situation, noting the slow response from the law. He cited evidence of previous legal battles where claimants lost cases related to the clan land.
Lukayanirwa emphasized discrepancies in ownership claims, highlighting an apology from a former clan head, Semei Kiwanda, who admitted to selling clan land in 1994. Despite this, the clan land remains registered under the head of clan’s name, Walusimbi.
The Ffumbe clan remains resolute in reclaiming their ancestral land and defending their cultural heritage against encroachment.
