I won’t give up my house - Amos Nzeyi
BUSINESSMAN Amos Nzeyi has said he will not surrender the land in Temangalo where his house is located to National Social Security Fund (NSSF).
By Mary Karugaba
BUSINESSMAN Amos Nzeyi has said he will not surrender the land in Temangalo where his house is located to National Social Security Fund (NSSF).
The MPs on the probe committee investigating the land saga gave Nzeyi a deadline of Friday 6:00pm last week to hand over the property and the keys to NSSF.
The committee also directed that Nzeyi stops claiming part of the land where his house, the hospital, the school and the Police post are located, saying they were all sold to NSSF.
The committee chairman, Johnson Malinga, told journalists at Parliament yesterday that according to the sales agreement, Nzeyi sold 463 acres, including the house, to NSSF.
According to Malinga, NSSF is yet to take possession of 272 acres of land. The 109 acres that belonged to security minister Amama Mbabazi were all sold and transferred.
“As far as we are concerned, Nzeyi is still holding unto the land and has refused to hand it over to NSSF,†Malinga said.
Speaking to The New Vision, Nzeyi vowed not to surrender the land, saying it was not part of what he sold to NSSF.
He explained that according to a memorandum of understanding signed between him and NSSF, the land where the house is located was not part of what NSSF bought.
“Their surveyor, John Musungu, has titles measuring 570 acres. I told him to first survey and then subdivide the land. He is supposed to leave out the land where I have interests. I am not going to hand over my house,†he said.
However, Malinga said the memorandum was never referred to in the sales agreement and had expired in June 2008.
“About the house, we have no powers to seize property. If he has refused, we shall include in our report that part of the land is still with the seller. NSSF should be given the whole land it paid for,†Malinga said.
NSSF has lodged a caveat on the disputed land. While appearing before the committee last week, the ministry’s undersecretary, Florence Luzira, explained that the land could not be transferred to NSSF because of the caveat. Malinga said the committee has since directed the NSSF managing director to lift the caveat to enable the ministry transfer the land to the Fund.
Meanwhile, the committee has completed its public hearings and is now compiling a report.
According to Malinga, the report will be tabled to Parliament when it reopens.
“We are doing our best to present the report as soon as possible. The country is waiting and we shall not disappoint. Our recommendations will be based on the information gathered during the investigations,†he added.
BUSINESSMAN Amos Nzeyi has said he will not surrender the land in Temangalo where his house is located to National Social Security Fund (NSSF).
The MPs on the probe committee investigating the land saga gave Nzeyi a deadline of Friday 6:00pm last week to hand over the property and the keys to NSSF.
The committee also directed that Nzeyi stops claiming part of the land where his house, the hospital, the school and the Police post are located, saying they were all sold to NSSF.
The committee chairman, Johnson Malinga, told journalists at Parliament yesterday that according to the sales agreement, Nzeyi sold 463 acres, including the house, to NSSF.
According to Malinga, NSSF is yet to take possession of 272 acres of land. The 109 acres that belonged to security minister Amama Mbabazi were all sold and transferred.
“As far as we are concerned, Nzeyi is still holding unto the land and has refused to hand it over to NSSF,†Malinga said.
Speaking to The New Vision, Nzeyi vowed not to surrender the land, saying it was not part of what he sold to NSSF.
He explained that according to a memorandum of understanding signed between him and NSSF, the land where the house is located was not part of what NSSF bought.
“Their surveyor, John Musungu, has titles measuring 570 acres. I told him to first survey and then subdivide the land. He is supposed to leave out the land where I have interests. I am not going to hand over my house,†he said.
However, Malinga said the memorandum was never referred to in the sales agreement and had expired in June 2008.
“About the house, we have no powers to seize property. If he has refused, we shall include in our report that part of the land is still with the seller. NSSF should be given the whole land it paid for,†Malinga said.
NSSF has lodged a caveat on the disputed land. While appearing before the committee last week, the ministry’s undersecretary, Florence Luzira, explained that the land could not be transferred to NSSF because of the caveat. Malinga said the committee has since directed the NSSF managing director to lift the caveat to enable the ministry transfer the land to the Fund.
Meanwhile, the committee has completed its public hearings and is now compiling a report.
According to Malinga, the report will be tabled to Parliament when it reopens.
“We are doing our best to present the report as soon as possible. The country is waiting and we shall not disappoint. Our recommendations will be based on the information gathered during the investigations,†he added.