The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has started legal proceedings to secure full possession of land it bought at Temangalo in Wakiso District, more than 15 years after the transaction sparked a dispute with one of the vendors.
The Fund says it has begun the process of applying to the High Court to enforce an agreement over about 55 acres occupied by businessman Amos Nzeyi. The land forms part of the 463.87 acres NSSF purchased in 2008 and subsequently registered in its name.
NSSF says the move follows the expiry of an ultimatum issued to Nzeyi in June 2026 to provide suitable alternative land by June 30, failing which the Fund would take steps to enforce its rights and take possession of the disputed land.
In 2008, NSSF purchased 463.87 acres from Arma Limited and Nzeyi. The land was comprised in six separate certificates of title, all of which, according to NSSF, are registered in the Fund’s name.
However, at the time the purchase agreement was signed, NSSF and Nzeyi entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) allowing him to retain 104.88 acres containing a farmhouse, paddocks and other developments.
Under the agreement, Nzeyi was required to provide NSSF with suitable alternative land within six months in exchange for the 104.88 acres.
NSSF says the alternative land provided by Nzeyi did not meet the requirements agreed upon in the MOU, leading to a dispute over the Fund’s efforts to take possession of the land.
In October 2011, the parties attempted to resolve the dispute through negotiations. They agreed that Nzeyi would cede 50 acres, reducing the land subject to the swap to 54.88 acres, while he would provide NSSF with 64.5 acres of alternative land.
The proposed arrangement, however, was rejected by the minister responsible for the matter, according to NSSF.
The dispute was subsequently referred to arbitration in February 2013 after NSSF and Nzeyi agreed to seek an alternative mechanism to resolve the impasse.
The arbitration award upheld the terms of the original MOU and the subsequent negotiated position between the parties.
Under the arrangement, the alternative land was required to be equal and suitable, adjacent to land already owned by NSSF, appropriate for the Fund’s planned housing developments and free of squatters.
NSSF says that since 2013, two independent valuations have been conducted to assess the suitability of land offered by Nzeyi for the swap.
According to the Fund, the assessments established that only 10 acres of the alternative land offered met the required conditions.
With the dispute unresolved, NSSF issued Nzeyi an ultimatum in June 2026, giving him until June 30 to provide suitable alternative land.
The Fund warned that failure to comply would compel it to take steps to enforce its rights and secure possession of the land.
Following the expiry of the deadline, NSSF says it has now commenced the process of seeking orders from the High Court for execution of the land swap terms, including the eviction of Nzeyi from the approximately 55 acres.
The Fund maintains that the disputed land is part of the 463.87 acres it purchased in 2008 and subsequently transferred into its name.
NSSF has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the interests of its members and enforcing its ownership and possession rights over the Temangalo property.
