Veteran widow and royal consort Sophia (Sophie) Nakajubi, also known as Omuzaana Sophie Nakajubi, has once again brought attention to her long-running property struggles, with fresh focus on her disputed 108-acre land in Mubende District.
The nearly 100-year-old widow of the late Kabaka Edward Mutesa II has been vocal in recent years about what she describes as unlawful land grabbing, but it is her Mubende case that now stands out as the most painful and unresolved.
Nakajubi claims she owns about 108 acres located in Casambia Sub-county, Kajjumba Parish, where she once lived and carried out farming activities before the situation allegedly turned violent years ago.
According to her account, trouble began in 2011 while she was hospitalised following a serious road accident that left her bedridden for over a month and later forced her to rely on a crutch due to a permanent leg injury.
She alleges that during her absence, unknown individuals invaded her land, attacked tenants and family members, destroyed property and eventually took control of the vast estate.
Nakajubi further accuses a UPDF officer, reportedly of captain rank, of working together with a local neighbour identified as Isagala to take over the land. She claims the area is now fenced off, guarded by armed security and even used in activities involving prisoners, while she has been completely locked out.
Despite official land records still showing her as the rightful owner, she says she was later told there could be a duplicate title in circulation and was advised to “fight for her property.”
The elderly widow has also said she previously entrusted the management of the land to a neighbour to collect ground rent from tenants, a decision she now believes may have contributed to the dispute.
In 2022, she appealed to State Minister for Lands Dr Sam Mayanja, who reportedly met tenants at Kajjumba Primary School and advised them to stop paying rent as government looked into possible intervention or compensation. However, she says no compensation has ever followed.
In recent emotional public appeals, including a televised interview in 2025, Nakajubi tearfully called on President Yoweri Museveni to intervene, describing her situation as painful and uncertain, and questioning what will become of her property and final resting place.
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