In Buddhism and Hinduism religions, there is a belief that the force produced by a person’s actions in one life actually influences what happens to them in future lives, hence Karma.
KAMPALA: Radio one Tycoon’s second wife, former Minister Maria Nabasirye Kiwanuka has moved to petition Supreme Court challenging Court of Appeal ruling that ordered the joint family control of the vast estate of embattled real estate mogul Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka, ending a seven-year legal feud triggered by concerns over his mental health.
The Petition follows Jordan Ssebuliba Kiwanuka who was appointed to manage the multibillion estate of his father Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka blocking Maria Kiwanuka from accessing the estate’s bank accounts.
This reporter has established that immediately after executing the orders of the Court of Appeal which declared the businessman as unfit to run his multibillion empire, Ssebuliba filed execution extracts to the registry of the Court of Appeal, to Uganda Registration Service Bureau (URSB) and to all financial institutions informing them that Court had directed that changes be made in the management of the businessman’s empire and a new person had been appointed who is supposed to run all the affairs of the companies.
This website has established that all the tenants renting on the tycoon’s buildings in areas of Kololo, Naguru, Nakasero, Kampala Road, Munyonyo and other parts of the country were informed in writing about the new changes and thereafter Ssebuliba would summon all the top leaders of his father’s companies to brief them about the new changes and also receive a brief on how the companies are being run.
Our reporter further established that the said meeting would guide Ssebuliba on how to manage the companies as he plans to force Maria to submit the financial books for audit and explanation on how she has been running the estate since 2017.
In another blow to Maria Kiwanuka, Justice Cheborion Barishake who led the three justices of the Court of Appeal to declare that the businessman is not in his sound mind asked the Uganda Law Council to pick interest in and investigate the actions of Maria’s confidant senior lawyer Buwule for alleging that he received legal instructions to represent the tycoon in courts of law yet he himself told court that the man is not in his sound mind.
7-Year Family Feud
The case stems from a petition filed by Mr Kiwanuka’s son, Jordan Kiwanuka, born from his first marriage to Beatrice Luyiga Kavuma Kiwanuka. Jordan had alleged that his father’s deteriorating mental health had been exploited by his second wife, Maria Nabasirye Kiwanuka, the former Finance Minister, who denied him access to his father.
Although the High Court previously dismissed the case, citing lack of “glaring proof of insanity” after a closed-door meeting with Kiwanuka, the appellate justices found ample medical and testimonial evidence proving significant mental decline.
Jordan presented affidavits from four of Kiwanuka’s sisters, their uncle Dr Muhammad Kasasa, and two attending doctors, Dr Simon Ssekiganda Luzige and Dr Harriet Nankabirwa, confirming memory loss and compromised decision-making capacity.
One of the most compelling pieces of evidence was a 2019 Power of Attorney authored by Kiwanuka himself, acknowledging his failing mental state and authorizing future medical decisions.
The judgment also reprimanded Kiwanuka’s legal counsel, Francis Buwule, for swearing an affidavit despite admitting in court that his client had diminished mental capacity. “The Law Council should be deeply interested in this case,” the court ruled, forwarding Buwule’s conduct for investigation over potential ethical violations.
Who is Mohan Kiwanuka?
Mohan Musisi Kiwanuka is one of Uganda’s most influential businessmen, with major investments spanning media, manufacturing, real estate, construction, and travel.
He owns over 46 prime properties, with at least 26 located in Kololo, Kampala’s most elite residential area. Some of the companies under his empire include Radio One, Radio Two (Akaboozi), Oscar Industries, Visa Plastics, Metro Services, and multiple real estate entities like Summit Estates Ltd and Pokino Properties.
Among the prime properties listed in court documents are: plot 10A and 10B Akii Bua Road, Nakasero, plot 21–29 Golf Course Road, Kololo, plot 40B Windsor Crescent, Kololo, plot M244 Ntinda Industrial Area, and Block 38, Plot 112, Wandegeya.
The court ruling now paves the way for orderly management and accountability over one of Uganda’s largest privately owned property portfolios.
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