Land commission on spot over Mbale land sale
Sep 21, 2011
The local government minister has ordered the Uganda Land Commission to cancel the allocation of the Mbale lorry park land to private individuals, saying it was illegal.
The local government minister has ordered the Uganda Land Commission to cancel the allocation of the Mbale lorry park land to private individuals, saying it was illegal.
The move followed a petition by Mutwalibi Zandya, the Mbale mayor over the commission’s action. The Mbale council recently relocated market vendors to the park to pave way for the building of a multi-million shilling morden market.
“The commission disposed of the land as if the PPDA law never existed,†Adolf Mwesige wrote in a September 15 letter to the land commission.
The letter was copied to lands minister.
Mwesige said the allocation of the park to private individuals was contrary to Cabinet policy and in breach of the law.
Mbale Municipal Council has held the land in question under statutory lease since 1962.
Mutwalibi said the land was allocated to businessmen Latif Mafuko and Yusuf Magomu. Hussein Magome, Massa Musa and Alfred Magomu are also claiming ownership to the same land.
Mbale district chairman Bernard Mujasi, said the commission was stealing public property.
The move followed a petition by Mutwalibi Zandya, the Mbale mayor over the commission’s action. The Mbale council recently relocated market vendors to the park to pave way for the building of a multi-million shilling morden market.
“The commission disposed of the land as if the PPDA law never existed,†Adolf Mwesige wrote in a September 15 letter to the land commission.
The letter was copied to lands minister.
Mwesige said the allocation of the park to private individuals was contrary to Cabinet policy and in breach of the law.
Mbale Municipal Council has held the land in question under statutory lease since 1962.
Mutwalibi said the land was allocated to businessmen Latif Mafuko and Yusuf Magomu. Hussein Magome, Massa Musa and Alfred Magomu are also claiming ownership to the same land.
Mbale district chairman Bernard Mujasi, said the commission was stealing public property.