Uganda Consulate Arusha Takes Kili Fair 2025 By Storm
June 8, 2025
A landlord in Kampala has accused Deputy Inspector General of Police, James Ochaya, of Contempt of Court Orders.
This is concerning land comprised in Lrv 1837 Folio 11 Plot 106 Old Kira Road.
Two fully cleared injunctions exist against Mary Lucy Orech and all those claiming under her spanning cases from 2007 to 2020 respectively.
The property’s current owner, Yusuf Ssemakula, says that the DIGP is frustrating police officers from implementing valid court orders.
“Police cannot be selective in the implementation of lawful orders, that when it touches their tribes mate they recall or frustrate the same, it’s very wrong, yet again, the process through which lawful orders are challenged is very clear. One must not just sit in his office and give contrary orders. Both James Ochaya and his personal assistant Sp Owuna Isaac have been taken to court for contempt of court orders so that it gives them a lesson that this is not a lawless country,” says Ssemakula. “DIGP James Ochaya for his selfish reasons is using his office to frustrate the implementation and respect of the court orders.”
Ssemakula says “The gist of this conflict is that there are 2 valid temporary injunction orders against Mary Orech and those claiming under her.”
However, he adds that “they seem to have immunity that for them they’re not or cannot be affected by orders.”
The Minister of Internal Affairs in his letter dated 12th March stated that based on the status report concerning this dispute he noted that there’s no doubt that Uganda Police Officers have objected to respecting court orders in their scope of operations. He therefore directed the Inspector General of Police to take action against the offending officers and accord the lawful owner of his right to quiet possession of his land.
It is important to note that the aggrieved party including Evelyn Atim had fraudulently secured a temporary injunction against the rightful owner vide HCCS No. 611 of 2023 however the same was struck off in accordance with the provisions of 0.7 r.11 of the Civil Procedure Rules and S.98 of the Civil Procedure act for being frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of court process with costs to the Registered Proprietor.
