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Masaka zonal senior lands officer arrested over alleged illegal issuing of 265 land titles

Corruption & Abuse of Office Verified Masaka Aug 2026 (day not reported) Severity: 2/5

The State House Anti-Corruption Unit and the police Criminal Investigations Directorate arrested Colbert Zziwa Tamale, the senior lands officer at the Ministry of Lands zonal office in Masaka. According to the Daily Monitor, he is suspected of illegally issuing 265 land titles on central forest reserves and private land.

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1 arrested or detained

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