The Police Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) is investigating Quillino Bamwine, who previously served as the Honorary Consul of the Kingdom of Eswatini to Uganda, for allegedly obtaining UGX 372 million (about $100,000) by false pretences. The case, registered under reference KMP GEF 285/2025, stems from a complaint by Joel Kakira, who claims he lost money in two aborted land-sale transactions in Kololo and Naguru, Kampala. In a letter dated October 21, 2025, police directed Bamwine to appear before the Deputy CID Commander, Kampala Metropolitan Police, on October 30, 2025, to respond to the allegations. Recurring theme Although it is not…
Under Police Probe: The Land Deals That Caused Former Eswatini Honorary Consul Quillino Bamwine Problems Uganda’s CID is investigating former Eswatini Honorary Consul Quillino Bamwine over alleged fraudulent land deals worth UGX 372 million. Linked to earlier disputes involving forged allocation letters and unfulfilled transactions in Naguru and Kololo, Bamwine’s troubles have cost him his consular post — exposing deep cracks in Uganda’s land-deal diplomacy.

From consul to controversy, former Eswatini Honorary Consul Quillino Bamwine faces a CID probe over alleged UGX 372M land fraud, marking a dramatic fall from diplomacy to dispute. His case exposes the risky crossroads between influence, real estate, and accountability in Uganda’s power corridors.



