Duncan Tumusiime Mutebile has asked the High Court’s Family Division in Kampala to revoke the letters of administration granted to his stepmother, Betty Tumusiime Mutebile, and co-administrator David Kyomukama Mutebile, accusing them of concealing estate assets, transferring property without consent, and arranging his involuntary confinement in a psychiatric facility.
The claims are contained in Civil Suit No. 342 of 2026, filed through Duncan’s appointed attorneys — paternal uncle Joseph Ntegyereize Mutebile and maternal uncle Caleb Karyaho Tukaikiriza. The late Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, who served as Bank of Uganda Governor from 2001 until his death in January 2022, left an estate now under the control of the two administrators.
In the suit, Duncan alleges the administrators filed incomplete or misleading inventories, hiding commercial properties on Mabua Road in Kololo, shares in Garuga Properties Ltd, a matooke plantation in Lwengo, forestry land in Nakaseke, and various bank accounts. He further claims estate assets, including the Kololo property, were transferred into Betty Mutebile’s personal name without his consent. His attorneys also accuse the administrators of arranging his involuntary confinement at facilities including Hope and Beyond Rehabilitation Centre in Mpigi to stop him from challenging decisions on the estate.
On 28 September 2026, Duncan’s legal team lodged a criminal complaint with the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and Kira Road Police Station (CRB 1197/2026), seeking investigation into alleged kidnapping and unlawful confinement under Section 227 of the Penal Code Act.
The administrators have rejected the claims. In their written statement of defence filed on 14 October 2026, they contend that Duncan is not the biological son of the former governor and that his father is a man named Disan Tumusiime. They also challenge a power of attorney Duncan executed on 9 September 2026, arguing it is invalid because he has bipolar affective disorder and was coerced by his attorneys, whom they accuse of pursuing personal interests.
Duncan’s attorneys dispute these assertions. They say they hold a birth certificate affirming his parentage and a psychiatric evaluation from Kira Health Centre IV dated 24 September 2026. The assessment, conducted by Senior Psychiatric Clinical Officer Charles Mupere, reportedly found Duncan’s cognition intact, fully oriented, with no established psychopathology — findings his side uses to counter claims of mental incapacity.
Prosecutorial and police action has followed. On 22 October 2026, state prosecutor Hanifa Kasana directed the Divisional Criminal Investigations Officer at Kira Road to submit the police file. The following day, Deputy Assistant Superintendent of Police Flavia Natabirwa Namutebi wrote to the administrator of Hope and Beyond Rehabilitation Centre requesting Duncan’s medical history and directing his transfer to a government facility for assessment by a state psychiatrist.
The civil case remains before the Family Division while police and the ODPP review the confinement allegations. All claims by both sides are subject to determination through the ongoing legal processes and remain unproven at this stage.
Public discussion of the case has raised questions about whether the late governor left a will or estates management document. Reporting and court filings to date centre on the revocation of letters of administration rather than the probate of any will, leaving that aspect unaddressed in the available public record of the dispute.
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