The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) National Central Bureau (NCB) in Nairobi has formally issued a summons for Ms. Jolly Shubaiha Irankunda, the estranged wife of Kampala University founder Prof. Badru Dungu Kateregga, to appear before INTERPOL NCB Kampala.
The summons relates to an ongoing investigation into the disappearance of the original land title for The East African University (TEAU), located in Kajiado, Kitengela – Kenya. TEAU is a member of the BDK Universities’ Network International, chaired by Prof. Kateregga, and is considered a strategic academic institution in the region.
According to sources familiar with the case, TEAU management discovered that the original land title, covering over 100 acres, was missing during a recent routine verification exercise at the Kajiado land registry.
At the time of the title’s disappearance, Ms. Irankunda served as the Vice-chairperson of the university’s Board of Trustees. Following internal inquiries, she was contacted by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) in Kajiado, Kenya, to clarify her role in the matter.
Ms. Irankunda reportedly told authorities she would surrender the document to her legal representatives in Kenya, but according to officials, she failed to follow through. She later claimed to have submitted the title deed to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) in Uganda, although this claim remains unverified.
Multiple attempts by both TEAU management and investigators to reach Ms. Irankunda or her lawyers have since proven unsuccessful, prompting INTERPOL NCB Nairobi to escalate the matter through a formal request to INTERPOL NCB Kampala.
Ms. Irankunda has been ordered to appear in person before INTERPOL NCB Kampala on Thursday, June 26, 2025, at Plot 12, Mabua Road, Kololo, to provide a statement and assist in establishing the whereabouts and status of the missing title deed.
The summons was formally signed by the Director of INTERPOL NCB Kampala and has been delivered to Ms. Irankunda. A copy of the document was also filed at Buziga Police Station, where it was received and acknowledged by the Officer in Charge.
Authorities say the matter has garnered significant attention due to the strategic academic importance of TEAU and the sensitivity surrounding institutional land ownership in the East African region. Law enforcement agencies have emphasized the importance of full cooperation from all parties to ensure the matter is resolved transparently and in accordance with the law.
Prof. Kateregga, who is also at the center of a separate domestic dispute with Ms. Irankunda, has not issued an official statement regarding the summons but has publicly stated that no one co-founded the university with him, disputing any claims of joint ownership.
