A special general assembly at the Gaddafi National Mosque in Old Kampala turned tense as at least 23 members of the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) were blocked from attending.
The disagreement arose from their request to amend the agenda to discuss the impending sale of eight prime properties, including the main mosque plot, to recover a debt of Shs19 billion owed by businessman Justus Kyabahwa.
Security agencies heavily guarded the mosque entrance, preventing Muslims from accessing it.
The blocked members sought to address urgent issues like the property sale, challenging the provided agenda items.
Zulaika Kamarah, a representative, stated that their names were excluded from the delegate list, preventing them from participating.
The agenda, as seen by Daily Monitor, covered routine items, but the sale of UMSC properties took center stage.
Amid tensions, some members proposed lodging an appeal before the Supreme Court against a recent Court of Appeal ruling that upheld the property sale.
The Commercial Court had issued an attachment order, allowing the sale to recover the businessman’s debt.
The Court of Appeal’s dismissal of UMSC’s appeal further escalated the situation.
The attached properties include land, the Gaddafi mosque plot in Old Kampala, land in Kyadondo and Bukwe, shares in Uganda Ranchers Ltd and Commercial Holdings Ltd, and more.