The Supreme Court clarified its prior inheritance ruling, holding that all 30 UPI parcels listed in the land registry report form part of the Ruhabura succession.
The Supreme Court approved a mediation agreement in a review application over succession and land registration, and ordered the case closed without further procedure.
The respondents failed to produce the original sale documents, which was the only conclusive evidence to resolve the dispute. Without this, the court could not find the sale valid. However, improvements made by Mukamazimpaka Thacienne increased the property's value and must be compensated, even if she possessed the property without valid title. Applicants are entitled to damages for loss of use, calculated as rent for 12 years from each respondent. Legal costs are awarded to the applicants as the prevailing parties.