Kabale District Councilors Protest Land Encroachment, Demand Accountability

Summary:

• Currently, Kabale District Council is also struggling to regain ownership of plots 36 and 37 and the District house in Bugongi Ward, Northern Division of Kabale Municipality, which was allegedly grabbed by the District’s Information Communications Technology (ICT) officer Tobias Habasa.

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KABALE: Kabale District Councilors on Tuesday protested against land grabbers who have continuously encroached on the District’s plot number 39 along Bwankosa Road in Kabale Municipality.

The protest gained momentum during a council meeting after discovering that plot number 39 had allegedly been encroached upon by unknown individuals. Currently, Kabale District Council is also struggling to regain ownership of plots 36 and 37 and the District house in Bugongi Ward, Northern Division of Kabale Municipality, which was allegedly grabbed by the District’s Information Communications Technology (ICT) officer Tobias Habasa.

During the session, female workers’ councilor Betty Amatsiko tabled a question without notice, requesting Chief Administrative Officer Fred Kalyesubula to explain how people encroached on the District plot without the council’s knowledge.

Amatsiko’s question was unanimously supported by the council members, including male workers’ councilor George Saturday, Kahungye Sub County Councilor Baker Turyamureeba, elderly councilor Richard Mporera, Kabale District Deputy Speaker Ian Mugisha, and central and southern councilor Verah Tumuheki, among others. They questioned how the District Land Board could issue double land titles for the same plot.

CUE IN COUNCILORS…….ON PLOT….RR/ENG//

In response, Kalyesubula informed the council that he had recently written to Kabale Municipality Town Clerk Justine Barekye, requesting an explanation of how the new plot owners, created by the Municipality authorities, encroached on the District’s plot without the council’s knowledge. He also mentioned that he had assigned District Surveyor Prosper Ahisibwe to compile a report on the plot. However, councilors were angered upon receiving information that the District’s plot was still intact.

CUE IN KALYESUBULA……..ON PLOT……ENG//

Following this information, Kabale District Speaker Flavia Nyinakiiza Kanagizi rallied the councilors to protest and inspect the plot along Bwankosa Road to ascertain who had encroached on it.

CUE IN NYINAKIIZA…….ON PLOT…..RR/ENG//