After 18 years, Shs 11 billion, and zero houses built, the Temangalo land saga is back — and it’s messy.
Businessman Amos Nzeyi has told Parliament he’s not vacating 55 acres in Temangalo, Wakiso. Instead, he’s giving NSSF two options: buy him out, or refund him.
Appearing through his lawyer Peter Kabatsi, Nzeyi said he’ll leave the contested land only if NSSF agrees to purchase the portion he still holds.
If not, he wants a refund for the original payment on those 55 acres.
This comes as NSSF has already gone to court to evict him after a June 2026 deadline to vacate expired.
Back in 2008, Nzeyi and then Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi sold 463 acres to NSSF for Shs 11 billion. The plan was affordable housing for Ugandans.
NSSF got the titles. But it never got full possession.
Last week COSASE MPs, led by Hon. Muwada Nkunyingi, visited the site. What they found left them stunned — cows still grazing on land workers’ savings paid for.
“We were shocked to find that the land we paid for is still being used by the people who sold it to us,” an MP said during the inspection.
Attempts to resolve it with a land swap also failed years ago.
COSASE has ordered NSSF Managing Director Patrick Ayota to come and explain:
- Ownership: How is someone still living on land NSSF bought 18 years ago?
- The Deal: Was due diligence done before spending Shs 11bn?
- The Project: What has NSSF actually done with the land since 2008?
Parliament says the committee will dig into the circumstances and recommend how to finally close this chapter.
The Temangalo deal blew up in 2009 and forced several top NSSF officials to resign. It became the poster case for mismanagement of workers’ money.
Today, NSSF has the papers but not the land. Nzeyi has the land but wants a deal.
And millions of Ugandans are still asking: what happened to our money?
