By Our Reporter
KIBOGA
The Kiboga Magistrates Court has today, Friday, February 6, 2026 convicted and sentenced Ainebyona Ronald to one and a half years in prison or a fine of Shs3.5 million on charges of forcible entry, malicious damage, and assault causing actual bodily harm.
Ainebyona was first arrested on 14th March 2025 at Lwakonge Village in Kiboga District, when he seized and violently evicted several occupants from land comprised in Block 542, Plot 2, Kiboga District. The accused also destroyed plantations and assaulted some of the occupants on the land.
This conviction follows State House Anti-Corruption Unit’s response to H.E. the President’s directive to the Head of Unit, Brig Gen Henry Isoke, to investigate the criminal aspects of the matter, while other offices including; the Ministry of Lands, the IGP, and the DPP ensured that the law was upheld.
The dispute over the contested land is between a group of departed Asians, who hold a freehold title dating back to 1932, and Mwanje Badru, who obtained a mailo title in 1999. Ainebyona claimed to be acting on behalf of the departed Asians to evict Mwanje and other residents.
