{"id":12852,"date":"2024-09-23T09:21:56","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T09:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=12852"},"modified":"2024-09-23T09:22:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T09:22:02","slug":"lands-minister-nabakooba-battles-land-grabbers-in-luwero-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/lands-minister-nabakooba-battles-land-grabbers-in-luwero-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Lands Minister Nabakooba Battles Land Grabbers \u00a0In Luwero District"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Our Reporters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Luwero<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lands Minister, Judith Nabakooba\u00a0 has been in Luwero battling land grabbers s to save hundreds of \u00a0tenants facing \u00a0illegal evictions.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nabakooba\u2019s  intervention comes after President Museveni\u2019 recent visit to Luwero where he reassured tenants that the government will always protect them against land grabbers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minister working with area security committee led by the Resident District Commissioner Richard Bwabye Ntulume and local leaders held a meeting at Kamira Sub County headquarters where they met residents of Luwero threatened with evictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe RDC will make research on the raised issues and look through all the documents regarding  the disputed land and file with me a report which will guide us on the way forward,\u201d she said, emphasising her obligation to fighting land grabbing in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abdul Akim Wasswa Tamale, coordinator of the Office of the National Chairman in Luwero said there are three serious land issues in Luwero. The one involving Kigaba, Rutangambwa and that between Kamira S\/C and residents of Mazzi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Residents of Mazzi led by the village chairperson Ponsiano Nyombi said the sub county occupied their land measuring 64 acres and attempted to evict them before compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis land has been occupied by tenants and they have their homes and gardens on it but the sub county claims it is crown land,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another issue involves a businessman John Lumala who three years ago started laying claim of ownership on a piece of  land located on  Block 558 and 561 on Plot 2 and 5 Bulemezi, respectively. This man has since told residents to vacate the said  land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe hired goons that beat up people and the residents have not been helped by police either. This not only leaves us in misery but we are likely to lose our lives,\u201d Mr Willy Lwomwa told the minister .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on behalf of residents of Manyama village in Zirobwe Sub County, Ramathan Bidandi said that a landlord he only identified as Rutangambwa fraudulently acquired land in their area and efforts are under way to cancel his title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He, however complained over a government official who has delayed the process by demanding for money. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe asked for Shs100 million and 100 acres of land to help us yet court already ruled that Rutangambwa\u2019s documents had illegalities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 In response, Nabakooba attributing the security of tenants to the constitution under article 237, said the law gives bibanja holders liberty of a right to occupancy on the land.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnyone who settled on the land 12 years before the 1995 Ugandan constitution was enacted, is well protected under the law and deserves all the rights to stay peacefully on their land,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She told the locals that a person becomes a tenant on the land by purchasing a plot of land, inheriting the owner of the land or receiving a share from a landlord.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lands minister advocated for a cordial relationship between the landlord and the tenant as opposed to conflicts, noting that \u201cTenants can pay Busuulu (nominal ground rent) as guided by the law.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the issue between the Sub County and locals, the minister said government took over land that was lying idle after the war but they ensured the land didn\u2019t belong to anybody or any authority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She directed the RDC to do verification and find out the number of people on this land and asked the Chief Administrative Officer to plan for compensation in case they find out the land had occupants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe CAO should halt all the ongoing Sub County activities on that contested land and go to the drawing board to allow the RDC do his work,\u201d Nabakoba directed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While in Luwero on August 10, President Museveni assured Luwero residents that no one is allowed to evict them from their land, even if they have a land title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

President said land issues are common because people refused to take the NRM advice on landlords and tenants. He said a historical mistake was made by the colonialists who were awarding people land even when the land had its initial occupants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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