I won’t allow illegal evictions â€" Museveni
Jan 21, 2008
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has ordered an investigation into the eviction of over 300 people by a landlord in Sembabule district.
By Ali Mambule and Raymond Baguma
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has ordered an investigation into the eviction of over 300 people by a landlord in Sembabule district.
The President directed his lawyer, Justus Karuhanga and the Sembabule district chairman, Herman Sentongo, to investigate and cause the arrest of Barnabas Talemwa, who is said to have evicted the villagers.
“The NRM government will never sit back to watch Ugandans being evicted from the land on which they have stayed for long,†he said. While on a tour of Sembabule on Saturday, Museveni dismissed allegations that the Government plans to grab land through the proposed land Bill, arguing that he could not steal land from people he was trying to protect from landlords. He was accompanied by the First Lady, Janet.
He warned that the Government would not allow tenants to be evicted from their bibanja even in the event of change of land ownership. He stressed that those involved in illegal evictions would be prosecuted. Earlier, an LCI chairman, Semugenyi Banalekaki told the Presdent that the residents of Kikuumaddungu had been forced out of their village by a landlord.
“CBS radio is claiming I want to grab land yet I am fighting the very people who want to evict the bibanja owners,†Museveni explained. In Kirasi village in Mpigi district, Museveni urged wanainchi to work hard and fight poverty.
The President launched a livestock project in Kisozi, where he donated over 280 goats and 17 pigs. He said he was using greater Kisozi as a pilot project in eradicating poverty and pledged to provide other inputs.
He also donated goats and pigs to three women groups in Lugusuulu, Sembabule district. Museveni called on the residents of Mpigi and Sembabule, to diversify their income-generating activities and engage in poultry, dairy, apiary and silk farming as well as fruit growing.
The President advised farmers with less than 100 head of cattle to turn to exotic ones which are more profitable. He said it was Government policy to ensure that every homestead earns at least sh20m a year, the press statement added.
PRESIDENT Yoweri Museveni has ordered an investigation into the eviction of over 300 people by a landlord in Sembabule district.
The President directed his lawyer, Justus Karuhanga and the Sembabule district chairman, Herman Sentongo, to investigate and cause the arrest of Barnabas Talemwa, who is said to have evicted the villagers.
“The NRM government will never sit back to watch Ugandans being evicted from the land on which they have stayed for long,†he said. While on a tour of Sembabule on Saturday, Museveni dismissed allegations that the Government plans to grab land through the proposed land Bill, arguing that he could not steal land from people he was trying to protect from landlords. He was accompanied by the First Lady, Janet.
He warned that the Government would not allow tenants to be evicted from their bibanja even in the event of change of land ownership. He stressed that those involved in illegal evictions would be prosecuted. Earlier, an LCI chairman, Semugenyi Banalekaki told the Presdent that the residents of Kikuumaddungu had been forced out of their village by a landlord.
“CBS radio is claiming I want to grab land yet I am fighting the very people who want to evict the bibanja owners,†Museveni explained. In Kirasi village in Mpigi district, Museveni urged wanainchi to work hard and fight poverty.
The President launched a livestock project in Kisozi, where he donated over 280 goats and 17 pigs. He said he was using greater Kisozi as a pilot project in eradicating poverty and pledged to provide other inputs.
He also donated goats and pigs to three women groups in Lugusuulu, Sembabule district. Museveni called on the residents of Mpigi and Sembabule, to diversify their income-generating activities and engage in poultry, dairy, apiary and silk farming as well as fruit growing.
The President advised farmers with less than 100 head of cattle to turn to exotic ones which are more profitable. He said it was Government policy to ensure that every homestead earns at least sh20m a year, the press statement added.