Summary:
- Kibahigiire family is currently embroiled in a legal dispute over this land, having sued eight individuals, including the former Rukiga Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Fred Nayebare Kyamuzigita, for criminal trespass.
RUKIGA: The family of 91-year-old Valeriano Kibahigire Kambamu in Nyabubaare Village, Rwanyangye Parish, Kamwezi Sub-County, Rukiga District, is living in fear after a group of angry residents attacked and destroyed a two-acre banana plantation.
This plantation is part of a larger 60-acre stretch of land extending from Rwanyangye Parish to Nyakitabire Hill in Muhanga Town Council.
On October 18, 2024, police arrested five individuals in connection with the incident: Aruho Lawrence (45) and Tindimwebwa Baker (38), both residents of Nyakitabire cell in Rwenyangye Parish, Kamwezi Sub-County; Namanya Promise (37), a resident of Nyabubare cell in Muhanga Town Council, Ndabwine Hilary (38) from Muhanga Town Council; and Tumuranze Laban (38), also from Nyabubare cell in Rwenyangye Parish.
The Kibahigiire family is currently embroiled in a legal dispute over this land, having sued eight individuals, including the former Rukiga Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Fred Nayebare Kyamuzigita, for criminal trespass.
Mary Kihembo Kibahigire, the caretaker of the family land, expressed serious concerns about land grabbers who have bypassed the legal process by employing organized criminal gangs to attack the family estate and its workers. She noted that these criminal gangs often evade law enforcement after police make arrests.
CUE IN KIBAHIGIRE………ON THE ISSUE……RR//ENG//
Despite reporting the presence of these organized and paid criminal gangs to security officials, Kibahigire remains unconvinced by the response to her complaints. She criticized the police force’s limited resources, citing delays in responding to incidents, which she believes may be influenced by political leaders.
CUE IN KIBAHIGIRE…….ON SECURITY RESPONSE…….ENG//
