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Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man in Luwero district is protesting a directive from the President’s office to vacate his land.
Livingstone Kalungi, a resident of Bukomba village in Luwero district says he bought a piece of land measuring 27 yards from Ssenyonjo Muwanguzi who is now deceased. Kalungi says Muwanguzi had inherited the land from his deceased mother. The land in question is located in Lukenku village in Kikamulo sub-county in Nakaseke district.
On August 23, 2021, Major Jimmy Katende, an administrative officer in the Office of the President wrote to Nakaseke District Police Commander informing him that he had received a complaint from another person, Anatoli Buzoya, claiming to have bought the contested land in 1972. According to the letter, Buzoya says the late Ssenyonjo sold it to Kalungi without his consent.
According to Major Katende, in June this year, Buzoya met Kalungi and refunded the Shillings 1,270,000 which he reportedly paid for the land in 2019. He however notes that Kalungi has deliberately refused to vacate the land even after receiving a refund.
He directed the District Police Commander to intervene in the matter to allow Buzoya to use the land without hindrance. Kalungi protests the directive, saying that Major Katende made it without proper investigations into the matter.
He explains that the matter is before Nakaseke Magistrate’s Court following a case filed by Buzoya. Kalungi says that he was arrested and coerced by the police to sign an agreement surrendering the land in order for him to secure bond.
He explains that after his release from the police, he complained to the Regional Police Commander, Resident District Commissioner and State Attorney.
Mubarak Ssuubi, the Lukenku village local council chairperson says that Kalungi lawfully acquired the contested land and Buzoya is trying to use other institutions to grab it.
Suubi says that the land rightfully belonged to the late Ssenyonjo after inheriting it from his deceased mother who also acquired it through her savings. He adds that the sale agreement was written in her name and not the claimant.
Nayebare Kyamuzigita, the Nakaseke Resident District Commissioner says no person will evict Kalungi and advised him to ignore the letter.
The Savannah Region Police Commander, Susan Nalwoga has directed Nakaseke DPC not to implement the directive, saying it is not a court order. Nalwoga ordered the DPC to await the advice of the State Attorney who is handling the matter.
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