Museveni surrenders land disputes in Kayunga to law

Kayunga- After spending two years trying to resolve land wrangles in Kayunga District, President Museveni has given up, calling for the law to take its course.

“I have been trying to use political methods by mediating between wrangling landlords and their tenants so that they understand but because of dishonesty on both parties, I am tired and I now want the land law to be used,” the President said.

He made the remarks at Kinnamawanga village, Galilaaya Sub-county in Kayunga on Sunday where he had gone to mediate a land dispute.

The wrangle arose when Mr Moses Karangwa, a landlord, evicted tenants from a 1,672-acre-piece of land in 2003, yet the latter claimed it belonged to them.

Drama ensued when three members of the late Nathan Luyombya’s family, which sold the contested land to Mr Karangwa, nearly exchanged blows before the President with each accusing the other of illegally selling it. Mr Museveni later urged the trio to take their seats.

Earlier, the President had said his investigations revealed that Mr Karangwa was the owner of the 558 acres of land out of the 1,672 acres.
He said he would mediate between both parties in order to resolve the dispute over the remaining 1,114 acres of land.

He dismissed claims that the government buys land for the landless, saying: “I can’t buy land for you because I am still struggling to tarmac your road from Kayunga to Galilaaya.”
This was his fifth visit to Kayunga to mediate in land wrangles that have resulted into a number of landlords being attacked.
by tenants.

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