Kampala, Uganda | ENTEBBENEWS.NET | An investigative look into the National Social Security Fund’s (NSSF) 2008 Temangalo land acquisition has exposed a 16-year administrative gridlock, leaving billions in workers’ savings locked out of 55 contested acres.Despite NSSF holding all six legal land titles for the 463.87-acre estate, prominent businessman Amos Nzeyi continues to occupy the fenced-off portion as an active animal farm.
A recent on-the-spot parliamentary inspection by the Committee on Public Accounts Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) revealed that NSSF management remains physically blocked from accessing its own property.
The standoff highlights what looks like a failure of public accountability, spanning three separate parliaments and multiple investigative probes:
- October 2010: Former NSSF MD Richard Byarugaba tells COSASE the vendor refused to vacate the farmhouse or clear tenants.
- February 2026: Deputy MD Gerald Kasaato confirms litigation continues because Nzeyi is pushing to swap the land.
- August 2026: Current COSASE Chairperson Muwada Nkunyingi discovers the site remains completely inaccessible to the Fund.
The root of the deadlock traces back to a 2008 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). While NSSF paid for the full acreage, the MOU allowed Nzeyi to temporarily retain 104.88 acres containing his farmhouse, on the condition that he swap it for equivalent, suitable land within six months. That swap never succeeded.
A 2013 arbitration ordered that any replacement land must be adjacent to the property and fit for NSSF’s housing projects. However, successive independent technical valuations found that out of all the alternative plots offered by Nzeyi over the last decade, only 10 acres met NSSF’s investment criteria.
The Fund assures its members and the public that it has initiated further action to secure full possession of all the land it purchased at Temangalo in Wakiso District. Read more in the statement below. pic.twitter.com/6pv8nxhdoG
— NSSF Uganda (@nssfug) August 17, 2026
After a final June 2026 deadline lapsed, NSSF say they served Nzeyi with a notice to vacate and commenced High Court proceedings to secure an eviction order.
However, appearing before COSASE today, Nzeyi’s legal counsel, Peter Kabatsi, countered with a fresh ultimatum to settle the dispute out of court: NSSF must either buy out Nzeyi’s remaining land which the Fund states does not meet its criteria, or accept a cash refund for the contested portion.
COSASCE members felt the proposal introduces severe financial risks for the Fund.
NSSF earlier in the day issued a press statement, saying, “The Fund assures its members and the public that it has initiated further action to secure full possession of all the land it purchased at Temangalo in Wakiso District.”
Accepting a refund means recovering cash based on 2008 values for land that has appreciated significantly over nearly two decades.
COSASE has now ordered NSSF Managing Director Patrick Ayota to submit full written documentation on the land’s valuation and the status of its stalled development projects before parliament dictates the next course of action.
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