Who is Ben Kavuya?

Ben Kavuya is a Kampala businessman well known for controversies. He first appeared in media when he was entangled in a conflict with enigmatic tycoon, Michael Ezra.

The two high-voltage businessmen clashed over a 240,000 dollar bounced cheque issued by Michael Ezra. Kavuya claimed the cheque was payment of a house Ezra purchased from him.

Yet, Kavuya said he bought a house in Bugolobi from Ezra’s mother.  Surprisingly,  after the deal was signed, Ezra offered to buy back the house from Kavuya and issued to him the bounced bank cheque.  Ezra claimed the house was collateral for a loan he received from Kavuya.  He accused Kavuya of breaking a gentleman’s agreement between them. That was the debut of Ben Kavuya in media.

Last year, Kavuya made headlines over breach of SOP, which sounded legally correct by the way of higher authorities.

Well, the Ministry of Health issued a no-objection to the request by Brian Kavuya, the son to businessman Ben Kavuya, to have his wife flown to Kenya for specialized medical treatment even amid the ongoing travel restrictions over Covid-19.

This week, the Court of Appeal ordered Ben Kavuya to return two properties that he fraudulently acquired.

The properties include plots of land in Bweyogerere and Kataza Kiswa belonging to the former Kampala Capital City accountant George David Wakanyira.

In 2007, Wakanyira sued Kavuya, his company Global Capital Save 2004 Ltd and Rutungo Properties Ltd for illegally taking his property.

Wakanyira says that in 2007, he obtained a loan of 170 Million Shillings from Kavuya and deposited two of his properties as collateral. The money was to be paid back in six months at a 10 percent interest rate.

Wakanyira says Kavuya asked him to sign the sale and loan agreements together with a power of attorney and transfer forms for both properties.

The sale agreement according to the court indicated that Shillings 272 million as a consideration but Wakanyira said he never received the money.

In August 2010, High Court Judge Geoffrey Kiryabwireruled that the transaction was a sale and that, there was no evidence of fraudulent sale. Wakanyiira immediately appealed the ruling.

Otherwise, Ben Kavuya commonly referred to as Chairman is the founder member of Legacy Group. He is responsible for overseeing the development of Rutungu Investments.