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Entebbe Chief Magistrate Withdraw From Land Broker Kamoga’s Case Over Blackmail
The Entebbe Chief Magistrate, Stella Maris Amabilis has withdrawn from handling the fraud case against land broker Mohammad Kamoga the proprietor of Kamoga Properties Ltd.
The Chief Magistrate made the decision after Kamoga, through his lawyers, alleged that he had a personal chat through WhatsApp messages with her discussing his case before him.
The dramatic court incident started after the prosecution indicated to the Court that they were ready to proceed with the case and had brought a number of witnesses to testify against the accused person.
Kamoga’s lawyer, Brian Tindyebwa raised a strange objection against the case presiding before Amabilis insisting that his client is not feeling well with her to preside over his case and want her file to be allocated to another magistrate at the court.
Tindyebwa insisted and serious allegations forced the magistrate to invite all the parties in her chambers for more discussion over the allegation which were being slapped on her.
After a closed-door meeting, Amabilis returns to the courtroom and announces that she has recused herself from the case and forwarded the case file to another magistrate.
“I have no interest in this matter but other than destroying my name and integrity, The accused has also previously made a complaint against me at the Judicial Service Commission. I therefore hereby withdraw from handling the case” she stated as forwarding the file to Grade One magistrate, Edgar Tusiime Tibayeita and the matter scheduled to July 16, 2025 to proceed.
Kamoga who is facing accusations of forgery, obtaining registration by false pretences, uttering false documents, unlawful eviction and malicious damage to property regarding fraudulent acquisition of a 200 acre land at Garuga-Bukaayain Entebbe, Wakiso District.
Kamoga appeared before the Chief Magistrate hardly a day after he failed to block his prosecution.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court dismissed an application in which the land broker had sought to stop the prosecution citing a pending appeal.
Justice Monica Mugenyi held that she was unable to grant the interim order sought by Kamoga reasoning that the ends of justice are better served by a speedy prosecution of the criminal case, the determination of which would support rather than negate the pending civil case.
“It has not been established before me that the applicant (Kamoga) would not undergo a fair trial in Criminal Case No.S 835 & 836 of 2023 or that the integrity of the criminal justice system would otherwise be compromised by his prosecution. I take the view that the impending prosecution of that case would not necessarily amount to a threat to the applicant’s right to a fair trial, but rather the commencement of a legal process by the constitutionally mandated office” Justice Mugenyi held.
The judge observed that not only do criminal proceedings generally take precedence over civil proceedings; Kamoga’s pending civil suit would not be jeopardised by his prosecution in so far as the latter proceedings offers him the opportunity to rebut the allegations of forgery with the evidence that the challenged land transfer forms had in fact, been signed by Peter Bibangamba, the complainant.
Kamoga is accused of forgery of signatures of businessman Peter Bibangamba on transfer forms for land at Bukaya, Entebbe, fraudulently acquiring registration, uttering false documents, unlawful eviction and malicious damage to property.
His legal troubles stem from allegations that he used forged transfer forms to unlawfully transfer land ownership from Peter Bibangamba into his names for over 200 acres of land.
