RDC Petitions Museveni Over Wakiso Land Wrangles
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The Monitor (Kampala)
July 3, 2005
Posted to the web July 4, 2005
James Bakunzi
Wakiso
The Wakiso Resident District Commissioner, Mr Francis Mukoome, has petitioned President Yoweri Museveni to intervene in the escalating land wrangles in the district.
He told Daily Monitor on June 26 that the rate at which the bibanja owners (squatters) are being evicted by investors was worrying.
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"I have already asked his excellency the president to intervene in these increasing land wrangles because most peasants will begin to hate the government. This eviction causes conflicts," the RDC said.
Mukoome said the president should consider providing legal assistance to such people because they are too poor to seek legal redress against errant landlords.
He cited a case in Katabi sub-county where a number of people were made homeless after their crops and houses were destroyed by an investor whom the landlord sold the land.
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Mukoome said lack of enough land tribunals was a major problem affecting the district.
He warned investors against evicting people without compensating them. He said it appears the investors are blackmailing the government.
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