Uganda’s former Deputy Ambassador to London and Rome Mumtaz Kassam is among the tycoons whose name has been drawn into the fraudulent repossession of departed Asians’ properties who were later compensated by Government of Uganda.
These tycoons have again resold these properties to government or private individuals using fake powers of attorney, forged land titles or pseudo names of original owners.
Credible information landed on by this news site indicates Mumtaz covertly worked with powerful businessmen, government officials to falsely acquire a string of properties in Jinja, Masaka and Kampala.
These are towns which were largely occupied by Indians before they were expelled in 1972.
Earlier, this website published a list of 16 properties reclaimed by Mumtaz in different parts of Kampala.
In this article we expose fake names used by the former diplomat and more 23 properties which are being probed by authorities in security together with Departed Asian Property Custodian Board (DAPCB).
We also landed on a tax invoice from Mumtaz’s company- Kassam Properties and Consultants Limited directed to one of her tenants Balondemu Advocates on plot 3 Kampala road, a property which is being contested as fraudulently acquired and is under investigations
List of Fake names and properties being probed that are owned by Mumtaz in Jinja, Kampala and Masaka.
| ANWAR HABIB JASSER (UK)
(MIDDLESAX) |
8/1/1993 | Mumtaz Kassam | v One power of Attorney being used to acquire eights properties of which the donor is not original owner neither has the donor disclosed letters of Administration for all the eight properties namely.
v 1 Plot 17 Kiira Road Jinja v 2 Plot 26 Iganga Rd Jinja v 3 Plot 8 Johnson Street Kampala v 4. Plot Nakasero Rd Kampala v 5. Plot 9 Hill lane Kampala v 6. Plot 6 Grant Rd Jinja v 7. Plot 22 Lubas Rd Jinja v 8. Plot 10 Kutch Rd Jinja |
| NIREMAL SINGH MARWAHA (UK) | 30/7/1993 | Mumtaz Kassam | v Not notarized
v Not registered with Register of Documents hence the powers of Attorney are not active v One power of Attorney used to acquire several properties v 1. Plot 31 Acacia Avenue v 2. Plot 123/125 Seventh Street v These are in the names of four people so there must be consent from all of them to give powers to attorney or letters of Administration. v 3. Plot 63 Kiira Road Kampala is in the names of Gyana Kaur c/o Pyara S. Marwal v A consent is needed too here |
| AKBAR MUSSA (ENGLAND) | 29/10/1993 | MUMTAZ KASSAM | v Not notarized
v Not registered with National register hence documents / powers of Attorney are not active. |
| ROSHAN MERALI (KENYA)
(MOMBASA) |
23/7/1993 | MUMTAZ KASSAM | v Not notarized
v Not registered with registry of documents/national registry hence not active powers of attorney. v The donor doesn’t know the address of the property he/she is donating at Martin road. v Plot 37 NAKASERO RD KAMPALA v No witness on the powers of Attorney |
| VIJAYKUMAR VIJENDRA SURENDRA PATEL (UK) | No date 1994 | MUMTAZ KASSAM | v Not notarized
v For Plots 22 BELL AVANUE WEST JINJA. v 2 Plot 21 GRANT RD JINJA |
| MOHAMED JETHA (ONTARIO) | 31/3/2003 | MUMTAZ KASSAM | v Plot 1 Nyondo Close Masaka |
| SHALIN TANDON (ENGLAND) | 1/9/1993 | MUMTAZ KASSAM | v This is just a letter not a power of Attorney. |
| MRS. SUMAN N. KARA (BOMBAY INDIA) | No date | MUMTAZ KASSAM | v This is a note from Kara Suman to MUMTAZ KASSAM without dates. |
