Gulu Secondary School in land wrangle
Teachers and students of Gulu Senior Secondary School want the Government to settle the land wrangle, which the school is currently battling.
By Gillian Lamunu
Teachers and students of Gulu Senior Secondary School want the Government to settle the land wrangle, which the school is currently battling.
The Departed Asians’ Custodian Board, a body that oversees property of Asians who were expelled in 1972 by the late former president, Idi Amin, wrote a letter to Gulu district, demanding to take over two schools that belonged to Indians before their expulsion.
The schools are Gulu Senior Secondary School and Gulu Public Primary School. According to a teacher of Gulu Senior Secondary School, James Luntanymoi, part of the land belongs to the Indians, while the rest belongs to the school.
Luntanymoi, however, explained that the school did not have documents showing the part it owns. “A development partner wanted to put up a classroom block but pulled out because of the Indians’ interest in the land,†he said.
Another teacher, John Okaali, said the Government should help the school get a land title. “We do not have the right ownership of the land. Even for the portion that does not belong to the Indians, the school does not have proper documentation,†he said.
Joyce Latigo, also a teacher, said the land issue was demoralising teachers because they were forced to teach students in congested classrooms. Godfrey Wanok, a student, said: “We are squeezed in this small space. If part of it is taken away, it may cause uproar among students.â€
The school’s deputy head teacher, Hilda Rose Lakor, said the matter was handed over to the district land board.
Teachers and students of Gulu Senior Secondary School want the Government to settle the land wrangle, which the school is currently battling.
The Departed Asians’ Custodian Board, a body that oversees property of Asians who were expelled in 1972 by the late former president, Idi Amin, wrote a letter to Gulu district, demanding to take over two schools that belonged to Indians before their expulsion.
The schools are Gulu Senior Secondary School and Gulu Public Primary School. According to a teacher of Gulu Senior Secondary School, James Luntanymoi, part of the land belongs to the Indians, while the rest belongs to the school.
Luntanymoi, however, explained that the school did not have documents showing the part it owns. “A development partner wanted to put up a classroom block but pulled out because of the Indians’ interest in the land,†he said.
Another teacher, John Okaali, said the Government should help the school get a land title. “We do not have the right ownership of the land. Even for the portion that does not belong to the Indians, the school does not have proper documentation,†he said.
Joyce Latigo, also a teacher, said the land issue was demoralising teachers because they were forced to teach students in congested classrooms. Godfrey Wanok, a student, said: “We are squeezed in this small space. If part of it is taken away, it may cause uproar among students.â€
The school’s deputy head teacher, Hilda Rose Lakor, said the matter was handed over to the district land board.