Tayebwa Under Pressure: Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Admits Owino Market Land Deal as Demolition Mystery Widens

D/Speaker Tayebwa Distances Himself From Owino Market Demolitions, Says KCCA Took Over His Plot Years Ago

By Spy Uganda  Thomas Tayebwa has issued a public clarification distancing himself from the recent partial demolitions around St. Balikuddembe Market, commonly known as Owino Market, following social media claims linking him to one of the plots affected in the area. In a statement released amid growing public speculation, Tayebwa confirmed that he once held…

Tayebwa Denies Role in Owino Market Demolition » Business Focus

Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa has denied any involvement in the controversial nighttime demolition of structures at St. Balikuddembe (Owino) Market, following social media claims linking him to land in the area. The incident occurred on March 7, 2026, when unidentified individuals used bulldozers to partially raze structures along the Nakivubo Channel on Ssebaana Road around 10 p.m. Kampala Capital City Authority (K…

Deputy Speaker Tayebwa Denies Role in Owino Market Demolition, Clarifies Land Ownership

Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa has firmly distanced himself from the controversial overnight demolition

Tayebwa Under Pressure: Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa Admits Owino Market Land Deal as Demolition Mystery Widens

Tayebwa Admits Once Owning Owino Market Land, Says He Surrendered It to KCCA Before Demolition Controversy Kampala, Uganda — The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has broken his silence over the controversial demolition of structures at St. Balikuddembe Market—popularly known as Owino—admitting that he once held a lease on part of the contested Nakivubo land but insisting he relinquished the property years before the recent destructi…