Humanist

Latest Update as of November 2025:

Hearing of the case will begin in the new year 2026. I have every confidence in my legal team at Okalang Law Chambers, led by Advocate Allan Ogoi, whom I consider among my favorite people currently.

This far we have come!

By the end of last week, ended 23rd November, my legal team had filed witness statements and our trial bundled with Court; which are now on official Court record of the High Court holden at Mbale.

Furthermore, the other team was served and has three weeks, in which to respond. How I knew that service had already happened, even before my legal team told me, is because the criminal is at it again. Same old tricks. You know those ones that criminals do in contempt of court. But, that dog will not hunt.

Fingers crossed that mine will be a case of justice only delayed, but not ultimately denied. Exciting times.

Timeline:

22nd November 2024: Intervention from Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) – This in response to my cries of how all cases I report to Police on the matter of my abuser’s criminal activities and being in contempt of Court never get sanctioned by the Pallisa Resident State Attorney (RSA).

ODPP, in a letter to its Mbale Regional Office, called for my case files “for perusal, legal advice and to enable us address the complaint.” The case files:

• Pallisa CRB 40/2024
• Pallisa CRB 41/2024
• Pallisa CRB 120/2023
• Pallisa CRB 518/2021

I received confirmation from ODPP that the files are in Kampala, As of 13th March 2025, were investigated and return to Pallisa Central Police Station. Month’s later, and after three trips to Pallisa CPS, to date, I have not been given access to the files. And I remain ignorant of the findings and instructions of ODPP on my matters.

14th June 2024: Enforcement of Court Order – Once Court set aside the ruling of the Deputy Registrar and granted me injunctive and protective orders, with impunity, my abuser is on the rampage further maliciously damaging my orchard and denying me peaceful use of it.

The office of the Inspector General of Police ordered the enforcement of the Court Order by police, but still Pallisa Police do not do so; and instead facilitate my abuser to be in contempt of Court.

9th February 2024: Intervention from the Police Professional Standards Unit (PSU) – My complaint was investigated in February – March 2024 by PSU (Case File: PSU/GEF/47/2024) against:

• Bukedi North Regional Police Commander – Moses Kitiyo Mwanga
• Pallisa District Police Commander – Moses Kakiryo

My complaint being that the two are aiding my abuser in disobedience of Court orders, contempt of Court, gender-based violence and land grabbing.

Verbally and in writing, PSU assures that it conducted the investigations into my complaint and a report of its findings was “submitted to the Director Human Rights and Legal Services for action on behalf of the Inspector General of Police.”

To date, over a year later, and despite many follow-ups by myself and now Okalang Law Chambers on my behalf, the Inspector General of Police has seemingly refused to give me the Police report. A report which I have paid, Shs. 60,000 for its production, as is the requirement.

4th May 2023: Miscellaneous Application 340 of 2022 Determined – Court ruled in my favor and ordered as follows:

• The orders of the learned Deputy Registrar dismissing Miscellaneous Application No. 53 of 2022 are hereby set aside.
• A temporary Injunction is hereby issued maintaining the status quo and restraining the Respondent, his agents or assignees and successors from cutting and or destroying the Appellant/Applicant’s orchard trees until determination of the main suit (18 of 2022).
• Each party shall bear their own costs in this Court and in the Court below since they are family members.

With my Lawyer, Counsel Allan Ogoi, Partner at Okalang Law Chambers, at the entrance of Mbale High Court, after a hearing of my plea to Court (Deputy Registrar) to grant me a temporary injunction and restraining order until such a time as Court hears and determines my case of the malicious damage of my orchard.

14th July 2022: Miscellaneous Application 53 of 2022 Determined – Court dismissed it; denied me a temporary injunction; and at the same time dismissed the main suit 18 of 2022.

This decision was overturned on appeal (Miscellaneous Application 340 of 2022). And Court ruled:

“It is the Applicant/Appellant (me) who is in occupation of the suit land and some family members other than the respondent (see paragraph 20 of the respondent’s affidavit in reply), the only conclusion on where the balance of convenience tilts as between the Applicant/Appellant and the Respondent would be that it favors the Applicant for purposes of preservation of the status quo as against the respondent. For that reason, the issue is answered in favor of the Appellant.”

The issue being my appeal to Court that the Deputy Registrar dismissed my application for a temporary injunction (53 of 2022) without considering the grounds for the grant of a temporary injunction. And also went ahead to dismiss the main suit (18 of 2022), which Court had not heard.

27th June 2022: Deputy Registrar Irregularly holds Locus in Quo – which was later nullified, with Court ruling:

“The decision by the learned Deputy Registrar to conduct the locus in quo after the parties had filed their submissions was appalling to say the least, more so where the matter was reserved for a ruling.”

And because of the irregular manner in which the learned Deputy Registrar conducted the locus in quo, “evidence was procured in error. This error vitiated the trial rendering the decision null and void.”

1st March 2022: Civil Suit 18 of 2022 Filed – I (Plaintiff) versus my abuser (Defendant). Praying Court finds my abuser maliciously damaged my orchard; and to award me Shs. 225,138,504 in damages. For:

• Destroyed orange and mango tress – Shs. 32,700,000
• Costs of reinstating the orchard – Shs. 20,968,880
• Net income lost from the orchard – Shs. 171,469,624

I have prayed to Court, in addition, to award to me general and punitive damages for all the inconveniences, psychological torture and embarrassments as a result of my abuser’s actions.

In 2021, I had gone to renovate my farm house and to beautify my father’s grave – build flowerbeds and plant flowers. my abuser sent his goons, under the leadership of a one Mubarak, who succeeded in stopping me, because they chased away my builders. In the scuffle that ensued I got hurt. They had no qualms pushing me, bump there. They did this to me in my own home that is within my late father’s home. Alooooooo!

22nd September 2021: Intervention from PSU – Investigations instituted against D/ASP Nakyandiba Fauzia, at the time the Pallisa CID for “irregular conduct” and “mismanagement” of case file Pallisa CRB 518/2021.

The findings of the investigation (PSU/GEF/390/2021) where communicated to me in a written report dated 23rd March 2022:

“PSU observed it was not proper for her (CID Nakyandiba) to push the complainant (me) and the suspects to have the matter amicably settled. She should be “cautioned to desist from settling criminal matters at Police and should be directed to have the case file forwarded to RSA Pallisa.”

I remain shocked at how RSA Pallisa determined it a civil matter and declined to sanction CRB 518/2021 for prosecution. The suspects – My abuser and his crew, married women who came from their marital homes to cause havoc, and others.

Reportedly, in their statements, arrogantly admitted breaking into my store. They did so in my absence and following which 10 bags of cement and other building materials valued at Shs. 500,000 were stolen.

To date, I have not been made whole, and that is the reason CRB 518/2021 is among the files I requested ODPP to call for review.

Since, Pallisa RSA did not sanction CRB 518/2021, on advice of legal counsel, OLC, I instituted and filed 18 of 2022 for malicious damage of my orchard.