A family in Kitende, Wakiso District has appealed to President Museveni and the Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba and Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to intervene and save them from being evicted from their matrimonial home.
The family members have accused Centenary Bank of secretly and illegally selling their family home to Brig Gen Wilson Rwakanara Bagonza who is the deputy Commander of the UPDF Armored Division in Masaka.
It is alleged that Centenary Bank, the leading financial institution in Uganda illegally sold their matrimonial home, purportedly to recover a disputed loan extended to their customer Robert Peter Mugerwa without the consent of his wife.
It is alleged that in April 2024, the Bank through its Wakiso branch offered a Shs70m loan to businessman Mugerwa who offered his family home in Kajjansi Town Council as security.
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According to the Land Amendment Act of 2004, prior written consent is mandatory for any transaction involving family land, including selling, mortgaging or transferring.
Transactions without spousal consent are null and void, according to the law that aims to protect women security and or occupancy.
Maureen Nayiga, the wife to Mugerwa said that despite their plea to the bank to accord her and the five children justice in the matter, the bank auctioneer and the soldier have kept on threatening to throw them out without following any due process of the law.
“I have been a housewife for 25 years with five children living in this home for more than a decade and the bank fully offered a loan to my husband without informing me or considering securing my consent. I believe this is illegal and I appeal to Gen Muhoozi and maama Nabbanja to come to our rescue,” she said in an interview.
She wants Gen Muhoozi to prevail over the senior army officer while the prime minister takes over the bank.
According to Nayiga, she was given up to Friday (April 17, 2026) to vacate the house with her children or face the wrath of the auctioneer.
Nayiga, said that she was never informed of the transaction involving their 15-year-old family home and only learnt about it through an advertisement for sale.
“When I learnt about it, I went to the bank and negotiated and they gave me two options. They told me to sell the house myself and pay or look for their money,” said Nayiga.
To her surprise Nayiga said that she was told by a person who claimed to be working for the bank to vacate her home in just two days before the expiry of the loan in April this year, 2026.
“I appeal for justice for myself and the children. I have five children and I have been here for a long time and what I have learnt from the bank is that they are purporting to give me compensation on the property transaction they did without involving me,” said Nayiga who is also appealing to President Museveni and the Catholic Church to prevail over their bank officials.
According to Nayiga, the matter was reported to authorities including Bank of Uganda, the Police and the Resident District Commissioner who have since promised to intervene in the matter.
A family member who declined to be named said that their family house sale was done without following the due process of the law including carrying out valuation, re- advertisement and selling before the expiry of the loan period.
Centenary Bank’s Corporate Communications and Marketing General Manager, Beatrice Lugalambi confirmed the case.
She said that the bank is currently in talks with their clients and the lawyers and the ongoing discussions are positive and promising.
“Where we are, we are engaging the wife, the client and their lawyers and the discussions are ongoing. But I request you to give us time to complete the process,” said another officer who called on behalf of Lugalambi.
